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Augustus John O.M., R.A.
(British, 1878-1961)
Dorelia in a Feathered Toque 35.3 x 25.5 cm. (13 7/8 x 10 in.)

14 November 2018, 15:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £18,750 inc. premium

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Augustus John O.M., R.A. (British, 1878-1961)

Dorelia in a Feathered Toque
signed 'John' (lower right)
chalk
35.3 x 25.5 cm. (13 7/8 x 10 in.)
Executed circa 1904

Footnotes

Provenance
Acquired by the present owner prior to 1975
Private Collection, U.K.

Exhibited
London, National Portrait Gallery, March-August 1975
London, Olympia, Augustus John, 23-28 February 1999, cat.no.289

Please note there is a preliminary sketch by the artist verso.

This portrait drawing relates to the well known oil painting Dorelia Standing before a Fence, circa 1904-5 (Tate Britain), in which she wears a black hat trimmed with the same cockerel's tail.

We are grateful to Rebecca John for her assistance in cataloguing this lot.

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