La toilette

Details

Wilfrid Gabriel de Glehn, R.A. (1870-1951)
La toilette
signed 'W.G de Glehn' (lower right)
oil on canvas
28¼ x 22 in. (71.8 x 55.8 cm.)

Provenance

with M. Newman, Ltd., London.

Exhibited

Probably London, Royal Academy, 1925, no. 630 as 'The Toilet'.

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Lot Essay

De Glehn's nude studies proved a popular and lucrative diversion in the winter months between the wars, when the weather prevented him from painting out of doors. The pose in the present composition is very similar to The Bather, which featured the same model, and was exhibited in de Glehn's one man shows at the Goupil Gallery in 1925 and Barbizon House in 1930.

A leading exponent of Impressionist technique in England, de Glehn enjoyed a close friendship with John Singer Sargent, and often accompanied him on painting trips to the continent.

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