Sir John Lavery (1856-1941) A French Girl (1887)

Signature: signed and dated 'J Lavery '87' top right, Signature:, signed and dated 'J Lavery '87' top right, Medium:, oil on panel, Size:, 19.10 x 11.40cm (7.5 x 4.5in), Framed Size:, 39 x 31cm (15.4 x 12.2in), Provenance:, Christie's, London, 1st March 1968 lot 91; with Fine Art Society, London, circa 1972; Collection of Deane F. Johnson; Christie's, London, 19th November 2004 lot 144; Private Collection, Exhibited:, William Laffin ed, The Art of a Nation, Three Centuries of Irish Painting, 2002, (exhibition catalogue, Pyms Gallery London), no 22, Literature:, Kenneth McConkey, Sir John Lavery, Edinburgh, p.49, fig.48, In John Laverys painting of 1887, a stylish young woman is encased in a tight tailored military-style tunic and full white lawn skirt, flowing in a cascade of folds. Such a garment might be worn for tennis. (fig 1). Fig 1 A French Girl, 1887, the present picture Confident, alert, she ... Read more, In John Laverys painting of 1887, a stylish young woman is encased in a tight tailored military-style tunic and full white lawn skirt, flowing in a cascade of folds. Such a garment might be worn for tennis. (fig 1). Fig 1 A French Girl, 1887, the present picture Confident, alert, she ... Read more

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