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Susan Mary ('Lily') Yeats<R> (1866-1949)
Estimate:
€2,000 - €3,000
Sold
€3,000
Live Auction
Irish & International Art
Size
6 by 6.75in. (15.2 by 17.1cm)
Description
Title: BENBULBEN, 1895
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 William Butler, 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 William Butler, 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
watercolour
Signature
signed and dated [Sept] lower right
Provenance
Yeats: The Family Collection, Sotheby's, 27 September 2017, lot 154;Private collection
