Lot 127
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Sir Oswald Birley (British, 1880-1952)
Sir Oswald Birley (British, 1880-1952)

A Thai Dancer

Details
Sir Oswald Birley (British, 1880-1952)
A Thai Dancer
signed 'Oswald Birley' lower left and dated 'Bangkok 1929' lower right
oil on canvas
80½ x 51½in. (204.1 x 130.8cm.)
Provenance
With Dicksee & Co., Liverpool, 1934
The Countess of Dartmouth
Exhibited
Paris, Salon of 1932
Liverpool, Dicksee & Co., 1934

Lot Essay

Birley was one of the leading British portraitists from 1920 to 1950 in the tradition of Sir John Lavery and Sir William Orpen, and painted many of the leading figures of the day. He travelled extensively and our work resulted from his visit to Thailand in 1929.