Woman in Garden

In the catalogue for the 1982 Sutherland exhibition at Tate, Woman in Garden was described as 'One of several works made in 1945 inspired by a neighbour of his in Trottiscliffe, a Mrs Justice, who was very fond of working in her garden. These included three oils: one of her standing smiling enigmatically against a background of plants and hedges ('Smiling Woman') and two of her picking vegetables' (exhibition catalogue, Graham Sutherland, London, Tate Gallery, 1982, p. 173).

The Ditchley Foundation, established by philanthropist Sir David Wills in 1958 at Ditchley Park in Oxfordshire, fosters international dialogue on global issues. Ditchley Park is a grand 18th-century mansion where, among many other significant meetings, Winston Churchill hosted US Presidential envoy Harry Hopkins during World War II to persuade him of the case for American military support. Today, The Ditchley Foundation is an independent, nonpartisan organisation whose mission is to renew democratic societies, states and alliances to sustain peace, freedom and the rule of law. It does this by convening a diverse range of international leaders from the public and private sectors to encourage frank conversations and strategic thinking across partisan divides on the urgent challenges of today and tomorrow.