Lot 14
14
William M. Pratt (1854-1936)
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William M. Pratt (1854-1936)

Portrait of William Kennedy (1859-1918), bust-length, in a grey coat smoking a cigarette

Details
William M. Pratt (1854-1936)
Portrait of William Kennedy (1859-1918), bust-length, in a grey coat smoking a cigarette
signed and inscribed 'W Pratt 'a mon ami' W K' (upper right)
oil on panel
9¼ x 7¼ in. (23.5 x 18.4 cm.)
Exhibited
Edinburgh, The Scottish Arts Council, The Glasgow Boys.
Special notice
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Lot Essay

William Kennedy was a friend of Pratt's, and a fellow artist. He was elected president of the Glasgow Boys in 1887. Both artists trained in Paris, and the French inscription possibly dates the work to the 1880s and that period of their training.

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