Provenance:

The Artist's Studio Book (34/07), 1922.

The sitter.

By descent through the family.

Sotheby's, London, sale of May 16, 2003, Lot 66.

Patrick Kelly, London.

Sotheby's, London, 44 Fitzwilliam Square: Works from the Estate of the Late Patrick Kelly, sale of November 10, 2020, Lot 39.

Acquired directly from the above sale by the present owner.

Framed: 53 3/4 x 45 in.

Canvas is unlined and somewhat loose on the stretcher. Minor deposits of surface dirt and dust; scattered areas of minor drying craquelures; a few areas of discolored varnish along the upper center and upper right corner; otherwise appears in overall good and stable condition. Under UV light: a thin line of inpainting through the sitter's forehead, approximately 2 inches in length, with a smaller line of inpainting below; an approximately 1 inch area of inpainting in the center left, within the background, as well as a 1/2 inch area of inpainting along the lower center edge; additional small strokes and spots of inpainting in scattered areas of the background and the sitter's left sleeve and pants. Additional images available upon request.

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