Glyn Warren Philpot, R.A. (1884-1937)

Portrait of Lady Benthall

Details

Glyn Warren Philpot, R.A. (1884-1937)
Portrait of Lady Benthall
signed with initials 'GP' (lower left)
oil on canvas
35¾ x 30¼ in. (91 x 77 cm.)
Painted circa 1935.

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 20 June 1996, lot 80, where purchased by the present owner.

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Lot Essay

Another portrait of Lady Benthall, painted in 1935, hangs in Benthall Hall, Shropshire (National Trust). It shows the sitter in a striking blue dress and was exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery, London, Glyn Philpot 1884-1937 Edwardian Aesthete to Thirties Modernist, November 1984 - February 1985, no. 61.

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