Live Auction 553220th Century British Art
John Stanton Ward, R.A., R.W.S. (1917-2007)
Lot 61 THE PROPERTY OF JEREMY GARDNER LEWIS DECEASED.

John Stanton Ward, R.A., R.W.S. (1917-2007)

The Sisters

Closed16 December 2010

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GBP 5,000

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John Stanton Ward, R.A., R.W.S. (1917-2007)
The Sisters
signed and dated 'John Ward '93' (lower right)
oil on canvas
56 x 46 in. (142.9 x 116.8 cm.)
This lot is sold with letters from Ward regarding the present lot.

Purchased directly from the artist in 1993.

Specialist note

'The girl on the left of the picture I discovered working in a picture gallery in Canterbury and I was so struck by her looks and gracefulness that I asked her to come and pose for me. After one or two sittings she told me she had a sister a nurse married to a Dr ... The costumes they wear are Turkish. Gillian the left hand girl wears a genuine one ...' (private correspondance, 1993).