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Lot 70
Sir Oswald Birley MC, RA, ROI (1880-1952) Portrait of Lady Birley (1899-1981)signed and dated upper right 'Oswald Birley / 1939' oil on canvas114 x 74cm Provenance:The sitter, Lady Birley (1899-1981),Her sale, Christie's, held on the premises, Charleston Manor, Alfriston, Sussex; The remaining contents of Sir Oswald Birley's Studio, together with pictures and sculpture by other artists..., 13 October 1980, lot 106Exhibited:[Presumably] London, Royal Institute Galleries, 48th Annual Exhibition of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, 18 November - 9 December 1939, no. 226 as 'Mrs Oswald Birley';[Possibly] London, Royal Academy of Art, 50th Annual Exhibition of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, 31 October - 28 November 1942, no. 7 as 'Mrs Oswald Birley';Sheffield, Graves Art Gallery, Exhibition of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, February 1953, catalogue untracedThe painting is executed in oil on a canvas support which has not been lined. The canvas tension is slack and there are a few minor undulations caused by impact from the front, mainly located in the upper right quadrant. The paint layers are in a good condition overall. The painting appears to be unvarnished. There is a light layer of surface dirt and some blooming across the surface causing an opaque haze across the painting with mottled spots.Framed 140 x 100cm
