Sale 4052
London, South Kensington
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2 November 2006
Price realised
GBP 1,140
Estimate
Follower of George Mears The cross-Channel paddlesteamer Paris (II) outward bound for France with a racing cutter astern of her with signature 'G.MEARS' (lower right) oil on canvas 20½ x 36½ in. (52 x 92.7 cm.)
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With her high-piled ringlets, gold earrings and heavy black kohl, the woman portrayed in this funerary painting offers a glimpse of life almost 2,000 years ago