A woman in a long dress

Details

AUGUSTUS EDWIN JOHN, O.M., R.A. (TENBY 1878-1961 FORDINGBRIDGE)
A woman in a long dress
signed ‘John’ (lower right)
graphite
15 5⁄8 x 9 7⁄8 in. (40.4 x 25.2 cm)

Provenance

John D. Constable (1927-2016), Cambridge MA; then by descent to the present owners.

Exhibited

Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Special Loan Exhibition of British Paintings, number untraced.

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Lot Essay

Stylistically this drawing dates to the early 1900s, a particularly strong period in John's career. The woman is not immediately recognizable as one of his well-known models.
We are grateful to Rebecca John for her help in preparing this catalogue entry.

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