Lot 104
SIR STANLEY SPENCER R.A. (BRITISH 1891-1959) ‡§
PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN IN TRADITIONAL SWISS DRESS, 1933
Auction: Day Two | Lots 100 to 527 | Fri 31 October from 10am
Description
signed and dated (lower right), pencil on buff paper
Dimensions
32cm x 24cm (12 ½in x 9 ½in)
Provenance
Acquired directly from the Artist by Sir Edward Beddington-Behrens C.M.G. 1933;
Evelyn Anne Beddington-Behrens Gluck, by descent:
Claire Adina (Gluck), by descent;
Acquired from the above by a Private Collection, U.S.A, circa 1986.
Footnote
In 1933 Sir Edward Beddington-Behrens invited Spencer to Saas-Fee, Switzerland, for a series of painting trips, covering the artist’s expenses in exchange for works produced during those visits. The present work, of a woman in traditional Swiss costume, remained in Sir Edward’s possession until his death in 1968 and thereafter passed through his family by descent. A figure wearing a similar hat can be seen to the left of the monumental oil Souvenir of Switzerland, 1933-34 (Private Collection).