Mother and Child

Details

Sir William Rothenstein (1872-1945)
Mother and Child
signed with initials and dated 'W.R./1901' (lower left)
oil on canvas
39 x 25½ in. (100.4 x 64.8 cm.)

Provenance

Sir John Rothenstein, by descent.
Lucy Dynevor, by descent.

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Lot Essay

The present work shows the artist's wife Alice with the couple's first child, John. Sir John Rothenstein (1901-1992) became the longest serving Director of the Tate, having held office between 1938 and 1964. This painting was reversed and developed for the 1903 painting of the same title which is now in the Tate.

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