The lady in white

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Annie Louisa Swynnerton, A.R.A. (1844-1933)
The lady in white
signed and dated 'Annie L. Robinson/1878.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
76 ¾ x 45 ¾ in. (195 x 116.2 cm.)

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Lot Essay

Annie Louisa Swynnerton, née Robinson, was a pioneering female artist who co-founded the Manchester Society of Women Painters, and in 1922 was elected as the first female associate of the Royal Academy since Angelica Kauffman and Mary Moser. Her work is currently the subject of a retrospective at the Manchester City Art Gallery, Annie Swynnerton: Painting Light and Hope.

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