The Garland

Details

Henrietta Rae (Mrs Ernest Normand) (1859-1928)
The Garland
signed 'H. Rae.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
15 1/8 x 13¼ in. (38.4 x 33.6 cm.)

Provenance

Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 12 April 1989, lot 19, when acquired by the present owner.

Literature

A. Remer, Pioneering Spirits: The Lives and Times of Remarkable Women Artists in Western History, Worcester, Massachusetts, pl. 4.19.

Exhibited

Ladies of the Brush, 1994-5, no. 26.
London, Leighton House, Artists at Home: The Holland Park Circle, 1850-1900, 1999-2000, no. 47.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

This picture is also known as 'Passiflora', from the passion flowers that adorn the idealized Greek beauty around her neck. Henrietta Rae shared a studio with her husband Ernest Normand, whom she met at the Royal Academy Schools, at 3, The Studios, Holland Park Road. Leighton was a neighbour, and gave frequent advice. Rae later recalled 'His criticisms, though severe, and at times almost scathing, always left me with the feeling that he expected me some day to do good work'. Rae was a frequent exhibitor at the Royal Academy and started her career with the distinction of being the first woman to be admitted to Heatherley's School of Art.

For biographical details on this artist please refer to lot 286 in this sale.

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