Sir William Orpen R.A., R.H.A.
Portrait of Mary, Lady Gerard in a Green Dress
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Irish Art, Lot 151
17. Nov - 23. Nov 2021
Irish Art, Lot 151
17. Nov - 23. Nov 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from the Collection of Sir Michael Smurfit
Sir William Orpen R.A., R.H.A.
1878 - 1931
Portrait of Mary, Lady Gerard in a Green Dress
signed ORPEN and dated 1904 (lower right)
oil on canvas, oval
unframed: 99 by 67cm.; 39 by 27in.
framed: 124.5 by 93cm.; 49 by 36½in.
Executed in 1904. We are grateful to Kenneth McConkey for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.
Lady Gerard, and thence by family descent circa 1955 | Sale, Christie’s, London, 8 November 1990, lot 48 | Sale, Christie’s, Dublin, 29 June 1994, lot 186 | Sale, Christie's, London, 9 May 1996, lot 106, where acquired by Sir Michael Smurfit
Sir William Orpen R.A., R.H.A.
1878 - 1931
Portrait of Mary, Lady Gerard in a Green Dress
signed ORPEN and dated 1904 (lower right)
oil on canvas, oval
unframed: 99 by 67cm.; 39 by 27in.
framed: 124.5 by 93cm.; 49 by 36½in.
Executed in 1904. We are grateful to Kenneth McConkey for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.
Lady Gerard, and thence by family descent circa 1955 | Sale, Christie’s, London, 8 November 1990, lot 48 | Sale, Christie’s, Dublin, 29 June 1994, lot 186 | Sale, Christie's, London, 9 May 1996, lot 106, where acquired by Sir Michael Smurfit
William Orpen - Auction history
