Old Master & 19th Century Paintings Day Auction, Part I
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings Day Auction, Part I
The Property of a Lady
Sir George Clausen, R.A., R.W.S., R.I.
Head of a girl (Emmy Wright)
Auction Closed
July 6, 10:53 AM GMT
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
The Property of a Lady
Sir George Clausen, R.A., R.W.S., R.I.
London 1852–1944 Cold Ash
Head of a girl (Emmy Wright)
signed and dated lower right: G. CLAUSEN./ 1894.; titled, signed and dated on the reverse
oil on panel
unframed: 20.5 x 26 cm.; 8 x 10¼ in.
framed: 38 x 32 cm.; 15 x 12½ in.
Purchased from the artist by Vernon Wethered (1865–1952), for £26–5s. (according to the artist’s account book for 3 September 1894);
Thence by descent to the present owner.
K. McConkey, George Clausen and the Picture of English Rural Life, Edinburgh 2012, p. 108, reproduced p. 109, fig. 170.
Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, 1921 (according to a note by Wethered on the reverse of the panel);
London, Fine Art Society, George Clausen – The Rustic Image, 2012, no. 19.