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Provenance
A private collection, South Africa.
Frequently returning to paintings of still life's throughout her career, Maud Sumner would regularly incorporate vases of flowers, fruit, and elements indicating her presence, such as her hat in this case. Always with a view to exemplify the freeness of nature, this present work displays an unorganised and carefree scene.
The present work was completed after Sumner had returned to South Africa, having lived and worked for many years in England and France. The artist began to embark on more abstract scenes in the 1940s, making still lifes such as the present work rarer later in her career.
Bibliography
C. Eglington, Maud Sumner, (Cape Town, 1967).