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SIR GEORGE CLAUSEN, R.A., R.W.S. (1852-1944)
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signed and dated 'G CLAUSEN . 1881.' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour on paper laid on board
13 ¼ x 11 ¾ in. (33.7 x 30 cm.)

Provenance

with The Fine Art Society, London.
with Abbott & Holder, London, 1970, where probably purchased for the present collection.

Exhibited

Bradford, Cartwright Hall, London, Royal Academy, Bristol, Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, and Newcastle, Laing Art Gallery, Sir George Clausen, R.A., 1980, no. 21.

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Lot Essay

Thought to have been executed shortly after Clausen's move to Childwick Green in 1881, this intimate domestic watercolour is typical of his early work and demonstrates his closeness at this time to James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). The model is probably his wife, Agnes Mary Webster.
We are grateful to Professor Kenneth McConkey for his assistance in preparing this catalogue entry.

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