Maud Earl (1864-1943)
Maud Earl (1864-1943)

Three pekingese with a macaw

細節
Maud Earl (1864-1943)
Three pekingese with a macaw
signed 'Maud Earl' (lower left)
oil on gold ground silk, a two fold screen
71 x 72 in. (180.4 x 182.9 cm.)
See back cover illustration.

拍品專文

The present work is an example of Earl's 'Oriental' style from 1916 through to the mid 1920's, coinciding with her emigration to New York. This work is also illustrative of her skill and elegance in depicting birds, a subject which she developed during her early years in America, and a period that produced what she considered to be some of her best work