Philip Alexius de László (1869-1937), Portrait of Mrs William Wickham Hoffman, née Katherine Miller | Christie's
Philip Alexius de László (1869-1937)

Portrait of Mrs William Wickham Hoffman, née Katherine Miller

Price realised GBP 22,500
Estimate
GBP 20,000 – GBP 30,000
Closed: 11 Jul 2019
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Philip Alexius de László (1869-1937)

Portrait of Mrs William Wickham Hoffman, née Katherine Miller

Price realised GBP 22,500
Closed: 11 Jul 2019
Price realised GBP 22,500
Closed: 11 Jul 2019
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Philip Alexius de László (1869-1937)
Portrait of Mrs William Wickham Hoffman, née Katherine Miller
signed, inscribed and dated ‘de László/1932 May LONDON’ (lower left)
oil on board
35 ¾ x 27 ¾ in. (90.8 x 70.5 cm.)
Provenance
The sitter, and by descent in the family.
Literature
Laib L17399(484) / C12(31): Mrs. Hoffman
Sitters’ Book II, f. 73: Katherine W. Hoffman, 11 May 1932
P. de László, Diary: 1933-1934, Private Collection, 10 January 1934 entry, pp. 72-3; 25 January 1934 entry, p. 88; 18 February 1934 entry, p. 112.
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