Portrait of a Lady Reclining

Details

GWEN JOHN (1876-1939)
Portrait of a Lady Reclining
pencil and watercolour on paper
7 3/4 x 10 1/4 in. (19.7 x 26 cm.)
Executed circa 1910.

Provenance

Lord Hartwell, M.B.E., T.D.
His estate sale; Christie's, London, 21 November 2002, lot 123, where purchased by Davis & Langdale, London.
Purchased by the present owner at the 2004 exhibition.

Literature

Exhibition catalogue, Gwen John: Paintings, Watercolours and Drawings, New York, Davis & Langdale, 2004, n.p., no. 17, illustrated.

Exhibited

New York, Davis & Langdale, Gwen John: Paintings, Watercolours and Drawings, April - May 2004, no. 17.

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.

Sale Room Notice

This work has been requested by Pallant House Gallery for their forthcoming exhibition 'Gwen John: Art and Life in London and Paris' (13 May to 8 October 2023).

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

This model is the subject of a number of drawings by Gwen John which were all done at much the same time. Whilst the identity of the sitter has never been established, it is probable that she is Maude Boughton-Leigh. Maude Boughton-Leigh (c.1881- 1945), called Grilda, was a friend of John in Paris and was herself an artist. Her sister Chloë was also the subject of several paintings and drawings by the artist.

We are very grateful to Cecily Langdale for her assistance in cataloguing this lot.

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