Lot Essay
We are very grateful to Cecily Langdale for her assistance in cataloguing this lot.
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Portrait of Dorelia, with Braided Hair
Details
GWEN JOHN (1876-1939)
Portrait of Dorelia, with Braided Hair
with estate stamp (lower right)
pencil on paper
9 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (24 x 18.4 cm.)
Executed circa 1903-04.
There is a drawing of Dorelia by the same hand on the reverse.
Portrait of Dorelia, with Braided Hair
with estate stamp (lower right)
pencil on paper
9 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (24 x 18.4 cm.)
Executed circa 1903-04.
There is a drawing of Dorelia by the same hand on the reverse.
Provenance
The artist's estate until 2004.
Purchased by the present owner at the 2004 exhibition.
Purchased by the present owner at the 2004 exhibition.
Exhibited
New York, Davis & Langdale, Gwen John: Paintings, Watercolours and Drawings, April - May 2004, ex-catalogue.
Special Notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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