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Lot 66

Sir James Jebusa Shannon, RA, RBA, RHA
(British, 1862-1923)
Contemplation unframed

28 September 2016, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£12,000 - £18,000

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Sir James Jebusa Shannon, RA, RBA, RHA (British, 1862-1923)

Contemplation
signed 'J.J SHANNON' (lower left)
oil on canvas
63 x 75cm (24 13/16 x 29 1/2in).
unframed

Footnotes

Provenance
Julia Shannon, the artist's grand-daughter
Gifted to the present owners
Private collection, UK

Painted circa 1905-1910, the sitter of the present lot, while not identified, bears a resemblance to Kitty, the artist's daughter.

Stylistically the painting exhibits Shannon's penchant for a textured paint surface and strong patterns, similar to those found in his The Silver Ship (c.1907, formerly Forbes Collection, sold in these rooms 9 Sep 2014).

We are grateful to Barbara Dayer Gallati for her assistance in cataloguing this lot.

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