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Constance Gore-Booth, Countess Markievicz (1868-1927)
Estimate:
€4,000 - €6,000
Sold
€6,800
Live Auction
Irish & International Art
Size
24 by 18in. (61 by 45.7cm)
Description
Title: A YOUNG SERVANT GIRL IN A PINAFORE
Note: An important and timely exhibition titled 'Markievicz: Portraits and Propaganda' was held at the National Gallery of Ireland, 27 October to 10 February 2019 to mark the centenary of Markievicz’s election as the first woman to the UK Parliament (1918) and the formation of the First Dáil (1919), of which she was a member; this exhibition explored the role of portraiture both in moulding her private and public image. The present work demonstrates her skill in the genre of portraiture in particular.
Note: An important and timely exhibition titled 'Markievicz: Portraits and Propaganda' was held at the National Gallery of Ireland, 27 October to 10 February 2019 to mark the centenary of Markievicz’s election as the first woman to the UK Parliament (1918) and the formation of the First Dáil (1919), of which she was a member; this exhibition explored the role of portraiture both in moulding her private and public image. The present work demonstrates her skill in the genre of portraiture in particular.
Medium
charcoal and white chalk on tinted paper
Provenance
Gore-Booth family, Lissadell House, Co. Sligo; Their sale, Mealy's, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny, May 2002; Private collection;Whyte's, 26 November 2007, ex lot 94;Collection of Jill Cox;Her sale, Adam's, 7 September 2011, ex lot 828;Private collection
