• Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & Br auction at Christies

    Sale 10454

    Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art; Maritime Art; Sporting & Wildlife Art

    London, South Kensington

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    3 December 2015

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    • Sir James Jebusa Shannon, R.A.
    Lot 88

    Sir James Jebusa Shannon, R.A., P.R.B.A. (1862-1923)

    Seven oil studies for portraits of women, including two of Florence and Kitty

    Price realised

    GBP 2,250

    Estimate

    GBP 1,000 - GBP 1,500

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    Sir James Jebusa Shannon, R.A., P.R.B.A. (1862-1923)
    Seven oil studies for portraits of women, including two of Florence and Kitty
    one signed with initials 'J J S' (lower left)
    oil on canvas (5); oil on cardboard (1); oil on canvasboard (1), all unframed
    28 ½ x 16 in. (72.4 x 40.6 cm.); 27 x 20 in. (68.6 x 50.8 cm.); two, 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm.); 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.), 18 x 13 ½ in. (45.7 x 34.3 cm.); 17 ¾ x 14 in. (45 x 35.6 cm.)
    (7)seven in the lot

    Provenance

    The artist, and by descent.

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