A Japanese deity rising to the sky

Details

Elyse Ashe Lord (1915-1972)
A Japanese deity rising to the sky
signed 'E. Lord' (lower right)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour heightened with silver, on paper
17 ½ x 11 ¾ in. (44.5 x 29.8 cm.)

Special notice

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Lot Essay

A watercolourist and print maker, Lord specialised in delicate depictions of the Orient, and her work was published by the London dealer Alexander Reid and Lefevre. She exhibited at The Fine Art Society, the Royal Academy, and the Paris Salon.

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