Portrait of a young girl, three-quarter-length, seated

Details

William Strang, R.A. (1859-1921)
Portrait of a young girl, three-quarter-length, seated
signed and dated 'W. STRANG/1903' (lower left)
pink and black chalk on prepared paper
16½ x 10½ in. (41.9 x 26.7 cm.)

Provenance

with The Fine Art Society, London, until October 1976, where purchased by the present owner.

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Lot Essay

Inspired by Holbein's drawings in the Royal Collection at Windsor, Strang executed nearly 500 portrait heads in this style between 1898 and 1909. All were drawn in red and black chalks on paper tinted beige, lilac or pink.

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