Study of a young girl in a garden, a border of nasturtiums and other plants beyond

Details

Kate Greenaway (1846-1901)
Study of a young girl in a garden, a border of nasturtiums and other plants beyond
pencil and watercolour, heightened with touches of white
17 x 12 7/8 in. (43.2 x 32.6 cm.)

Provenance

with The Fine Arts Society, London.
Cecilia Roberts.
Howard family and by descent.

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Please note that the provenance should read George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle 1843-1911 and by descent in the family.

Lot Essay

The present watercolour is similar in composition to another work illustrated in Ina Taylor's 'The Art of Greenaway: A Nostalgic Portrait of Childhood', p. 103, in which Kate Greenaway's own garden was used as the setting.

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