Description
oil on canvas, Signed 'CHEN YANNING' in Pinyin at the lower left, titled Annie Catto Douglas (1914-1980) verso
Dimensions
50x39.5cm (sight)
Footnote
Provenance:
Syllavethy Gallery, Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; acquired by a British private collector from auction.
Note:
The present lot was the first commission Chen Yanning undertook when he arrived in the UK in 1986. It was commissioned by a gentleman called Jock Douglas from Burghead. He wanted a portrait of his recently deceased wife Annie. The portrait was painted from two photographs, a small colour one and a slightly larger black and white one.
This painting has been authenticated by Susan and Michael Gassaway, owners of the Syllavethy Gallery.