Geisha Girl

Details

Edward Atkinson Hornel (1864-1933)
Geisha Girl
signed and dated 'E A Hornel/01' (lower right)
oil on canvas
18 x 13¾ in. (45.8 x 35 cm.)

Provenance

Sold by the artist to Stephen Adam.
William Taylor.
Kenneth Dundas.
with T. & R. Annan, Glasgow.
John C. Annan.
with Fine Art Society, London and Edinburgh, December 1978.
Purchased from the 1988 exhibition by the present owner.

Exhibited

Glasgow, Scottish Arts Council, Mr Henry and Mr Hornel visit Japan, December 1978 - January 1979, no. 74; this exhibition toured to Edinburgh, Scottish Arts Council Gallery, February - March 1979; Ayr, McLaurin Art Gallery, March - April 1979; Inverness, Museum and Art Gallery, April - May 1979; and London, Fine Art Society, May - June 1979.
London, David Messum, British Impressionism, June 1988, no. 29.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

Stephen Adam (1848-1910) was a stained-glass artist. Born in Edinburgh, Adam was apprenticed with the Edinburgh company of stained-glass makers Ballantyne & Allan. He set up his own studio in Bath Street, Glasgow in 1870. His style was modern and his work includes domestic as well as ecclesiastical stained glass.

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