Lot Essay
Jonathan Benington (loc. cit) comments that 'the careful draughtsmanship and modelling together with the limited range of colours, are characteristic of O'Conor's work during 1916-9'
Details
Roderic O'Conor, R.H.A. (1860-1940)
La Femme au drap rouge
signed and dated lower left R. O'Conor 1916, signed again and inscribed on the stretcherand on label attached to the stretcher Roderic O'Conor 'La Femme au drap rouge no.2 102 rue du charche Midi Paris VI Prix 80-00 sterling, and stamped on the reverse Atelier O'Conor, oil on canvas
29 x 36in. (74 x 91.5cm.)
La Femme au drap rouge
signed and dated lower left R. O'Conor 1916, signed again and inscribed on the stretcherand on label attached to the stretcher Roderic O'Conor 'La Femme au drap rouge no.2 102 rue du charche Midi Paris VI Prix 80-00 sterling, and stamped on the reverse Atelier O'Conor, oil on canvas
29 x 36in. (74 x 91.5cm.)
Provenance
Paris, Hotel Drouot, Verte O'Conor, 7 Feb. 1956
H.Y. Duke & Son, Dorchester, 29 June 1989
David Messum Gallery, 1989, where purchased by the present owner
H.Y. Duke & Son, Dorchester, 29 June 1989
David Messum Gallery, 1989, where purchased by the present owner
Literature
J. Bennington, Roderic O'Conor, Dublin, 1982, no.203, p.214
Exhibited
Paris, Salon d'Automne, 1919, no.1415