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John Butler Yeats RHA (1839-1922)
Estimate:
€1,000 - €1,500
Sold
€1,600
Live Auction
Irish & International Art
Size
9.50 by 7.25in. (24.1 by 18.4cm)
Description
Title: LILY RECLINING
Note: Born in Enniscrone, County Sligo, Ireland on 25 August 1866, Mary Susan, known as "Lily" to her family and friends was the daughter of John Butler Yeats and Susan Yeats (née Pollexfen). Her siblings were W.B., Jack and Elizabeth Yeats.She became an embroiderer associated with the Celtic Revival. In 1908 she founded the embroidery department of Cuala Industries, with which she was involved until its dissolution in 1931.
Note: Born in Enniscrone, County Sligo, Ireland on 25 August 1866, Mary Susan, known as "Lily" to her family and friends was the daughter of John Butler Yeats and Susan Yeats (née Pollexfen). Her siblings were W.B., Jack and Elizabeth Yeats.She became an embroiderer associated with the Celtic Revival. In 1908 she founded the embroidery department of Cuala Industries, with which she was involved until its dissolution in 1931.
Medium
pencil
Signature
inscribed [E C Yeats] lower right
Provenance
Yeats: The Family Collection, Sotheby's, 27 September 2017, ex lot 140;Private collection
Exhibited
'The Drawings of John Butler Yeats', Albany Institute of History & Art, New York, 11 April to 31 May 1987, catalogue no. 19
