Lot Essay
The model for this work was Joan James, a teenage girl whom the artist painted constantly until she was called up for war service in 1941.
Details
Dod Procter, A.R.A. (1892-1972)
Girl in a Chair
signed lower centre Dod Procter, signed again, numbered and inscribed on the stretcher Dod Procter 32 Elsworthy Rd NW3/No.2 'Girl in a Chair',oil on canvas
35½ x 50¼in. (89.5 x 127.5cm.)
Painted circa 1934
Girl in a Chair
signed lower centre Dod Procter, signed again, numbered and inscribed on the stretcher Dod Procter 32 Elsworthy Rd NW3/No.2 'Girl in a Chair',oil on canvas
35½ x 50¼in. (89.5 x 127.5cm.)
Painted circa 1934
Provenance
The Artist's Estate
John James, the model's brother
Belgrave Gallery, London
Lefevre Gallery, London
John James, the model's brother
Belgrave Gallery, London
Lefevre Gallery, London
Literature
Royal Academy Illustrated, London, 1935, p.81
L. Wortley, British Impressionism A Garden of Bright Images, London, 1988, p.219 (illustrated)
L. Wortley, British Impressionism A Garden of Bright Images, London, 1988, p.219 (illustrated)
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, 1935, no.237
London, Fine Art Society, Dod and Ernest Procter, 1973, no.11 Newcastle, Laing Art Gallery, Dod Procter, July-August 1990, no.39, p.21 (illustrated): this exhibition travelled to Liverpool, Walker Art Gallery; and Penzance, Newlyn Art Gallery
London, Fine Art Society, Dod and Ernest Procter, 1973, no.11 Newcastle, Laing Art Gallery, Dod Procter, July-August 1990, no.39, p.21 (illustrated): this exhibition travelled to Liverpool, Walker Art Gallery; and Penzance, Newlyn Art Gallery