The Chelsea Arts ball

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William Henry Barribal (BRITISH, 1874-1952)
The Chelsea Arts ball
signed 'W. Barribal' (lower right)
collage paper, black chalk, watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with touches of oil on artist's board
18 ¾ x 14 7/8 in. (47.7 x 37.4 cm.)

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Lot Essay

The lady dancing in the foreground has been traditionally identified as Lady Diana Cooper.

Lady Diana Cooper (née Manners, later Viscountess Norwich) (1892-1986) was a celebrated society figure for much of the twentieth-century, and a close friend of Lord Berners.

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