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Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)
Lot 119

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

Head of Ida

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GBP 2,151

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Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)
Head of Ida
pencil
5 x 4¼ in. (12.7 x 10.7 cm.)
Executed circa 1900-05

Ambrose McEvoy.
with Anthony d'Offay Fine Art, London.
The Rt. Hon. The Viscount Radcliffe, G.B.E.; Christie's, London, 23 May 1975, lot 15, where purchased by the present owner.

Note du spécialiste

The model is the artist's first wife Ida, the daughter of the animal painter John Trivett Nettleship, who arrived at the Slade in 1892 and married John in January 1901. She and Dorelia had a ménage à trois with the artist, with both enjoying the privileges of the mistress.