Lot Essay
Mrs Diana George, née Atkinson, pictured here with her Russian wolfhound, had notable success in the breeding of Borzois and was to became Secretary of the British Borzoi Club during the fifties.
Portrait of Diana Atkinson, as 'The Young Diana', three-quarter-length, a Russian wolfhound at her side, in a landscape
Details
The Hon. John Collier (1850-1934)
Portrait of Diana Atkinson, as 'The Young Diana', three-quarter-length, a Russian wolfhound at her side, in a landscape
signed and dated 'John Collier/1930' (lower right) and inscribed and numbered 'Hon. John Collier/69 Eton Avenue London NW3/'The Young Diana'/Portrait of Miss Diana Atkinson/no.2' (on a label on the reverse)
oil on canvas
56 x 44in. (142.3 x 111.7cm.)
Portrait of Diana Atkinson, as 'The Young Diana', three-quarter-length, a Russian wolfhound at her side, in a landscape
signed and dated 'John Collier/1930' (lower right) and inscribed and numbered 'Hon. John Collier/69 Eton Avenue London NW3/'The Young Diana'/Portrait of Miss Diana Atkinson/no.2' (on a label on the reverse)
oil on canvas
56 x 44in. (142.3 x 111.7cm.)
Exhibited
Liverpool, Autumn Exhibition, 1930.