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The Property of Beeville, Texas Art Association Sold to Benefit the Berclair Mansion

Arthur John Elsley (1860-1952)

The New Dress

细节

Arthur John Elsley (1860-1952)
The New Dress
signed and dated 'Arthur J. Elsley 1912' (lower left)
oil on canvas
36 x 25¾ in. (91.5 x 65.5 cm.)

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拍品专文

There are no records of Elsley exhibiting this work. The model is the artist's only child Marjorie, aged eight or nine. She was Elsley's main model during the time he lived at 26 Queen's Road, St. John's Wood, London where Marjorie attended The Elms, a small private school in the next street, Finchley Road. Although all three dogs appear in other paintings by the artist, it is unusual for him to show three different breeds in the same picture.

The New Dress was reproduced as a sepia photogravure by C.W. Faulkner & Co., London. It was also reproduced as a colour chromolithograph print, probably for a calendar circa 1914.

We are grateful to Terry Parker for his help in the preparation of this catalogue entry.