拍品專文
This lot contains the only portrait minature Sam painted in his long life, as well as his first portrait of his third wife Elizabeth.
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Portrait of Winston Brown (1904-2000), quarter-length, in a brown suit; Portrait of Nora Morse-Brown (Sam's second wife), half-length, in a black dress with her arms folded; Portrait of Nora Morse-Brown, quarter-length, in a green dress; Portrait of Elizabeth Elliott (who became Sam's third wife), quarter-length, in a blue dress
細節
Sam Morse-Brown, A.R.W.A., P.S. (British, 1903-2001)
Portrait of Winston Brown (1904-2000), quarter-length, in a brown suit; Portrait of Nora Morse-Brown (Sam's second wife), half-length, in a black dress with her arms folded; Portrait of Nora Morse-Brown, quarter-length, in a green dress; Portrait of Elizabeth Elliott (who became Sam's third wife), quarter-length, in a blue dress
the first indistinctly inscribed 'W. Brown/Age 21' (on the reverse); the second signed and dated 'S.Morse Brown/1953' (lower right); the third signed and dated 'Sam Morse-Brown/1946' (lower right); the fourth signed and indistinctly dated 'S.Morse Brown/1969/Jan 10th' (lower right)
oil on canvas; pastel; oil on board; pastel, unframed
7 x 5 in. (17.8 x 12.7 cm.); 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm.); 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.); 27½ x 21¾ in. (59.8 x 55.2 cm.)
four in the lot (4)
Portrait of Winston Brown (1904-2000), quarter-length, in a brown suit; Portrait of Nora Morse-Brown (Sam's second wife), half-length, in a black dress with her arms folded; Portrait of Nora Morse-Brown, quarter-length, in a green dress; Portrait of Elizabeth Elliott (who became Sam's third wife), quarter-length, in a blue dress
the first indistinctly inscribed 'W. Brown/Age 21' (on the reverse); the second signed and dated 'S.Morse Brown/1953' (lower right); the third signed and dated 'Sam Morse-Brown/1946' (lower right); the fourth signed and indistinctly dated 'S.Morse Brown/1969/Jan 10th' (lower right)
oil on canvas; pastel; oil on board; pastel, unframed
7 x 5 in. (17.8 x 12.7 cm.); 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm.); 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.); 27½ x 21¾ in. (59.8 x 55.2 cm.)
four in the lot (4)
展覽
Portrait of Nora in a black dress, Royal Society of Portrait Painters, 1953
注意事項
This lot is offered without reserve.
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