ARTHUR JOHN ELSLEY (British, b. 1861)

Details
ARTHUR JOHN ELSLEY (British, b. 1861)

Summer Fun

signed and dated ARTHUR J. ELSLEY/1915 lower left--oil on canvas
31½ x 43in. (79.5 x 109.2cm.)

Lot Essay

The older girl in this painting may be the artist's daughter, Mabel. She bears a resemblance to the little girl, who has been identified as Mabel, in Goodnight (sold Christie's, New York, February 19, 1992, lot 171A). The St. Bernard on the beach may also be the mother dog or one of the small puppies that also appeared in Goodnight.