John William Waterhouse, R.A. (1849-1917)

THE PROPERTY OF A LADY

Details

John William Waterhouse, R.A. (1849-1917)

Flora

inscribed 'Flora' on the stretcher; oil on canvas
40¼ x 27in. (102.2 x 68.5cm.)

Provenance

The Artist's Studio Sale; Christie's, 23 July 1926, lot 31 (?gns to Gooden & Fox)

Literature

Anthony Hobson, The Art and Life of J.W. Waterhouse RA, 1849-1917, Cassell Ltd., London, 1980, p.192, no.211

Exhibited

Possibly, Liverpool, Walker Art Gallery, Autumn Exhibition, 1914, no.1076

Lot Essay

The picture is closely related to A Study: Maidens picking Flowers by a Stream, c.1911 (Hobson, op.cit., p.135. pl.136; J.W. Waterhouse, 1989, pl.74). A pencil sketch, slightly closer to the present picture than to Maidens picking Flowers, was sold in these Rooms 8 February 1991, lot 12, repr. in cat.

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