Lot 123

BESSIE MACNICOL (SCOTTISH 1869-1904)
HEAD AND SHOULDER STUDY OF A WOMAN IN BLACK





Scottish Paintings & Sculpture
Auction: Evening Sale ft. A Century of Scottish Colourists | Lots 88 to 168 | Thursday 04 June 2026 from 6pm
Description
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
58.5cm x 43.5cm (23in x 17in)
Provenance
The Estate of the Late Eric Sloane
Footnote
See Ailsa Tanner, Bessie MacNicol, 1998, pp.93-97 for illustrations of MacNicol's dark-haired model Deborah who may well be the subject of this painting.




