£2,500

Inscribed with artist’s name on the reverse; oil on canvas, 12¾ × 9¼ in. (32.5 × 23.5 cm.)
Provenance: ‘Modern British Paintings’, Sotheby’s, 22 July 1997

This painting – half portrait, half life-study – captures the play of light on the model’s skin through a combination of contrasting highlights of olive green, pink, sienna and red. On account of the hairstyle, this life-study can be dated to around 1915 or slightly later.

We are grateful to David Maes for assistance.