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Alfred Wolmark (1877-1961)
Lot 105THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 

Alfred Wolmark (1877-1961)

The artist's wife with Afghan hound (Babs and dog)

Fermé26 May 2011

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GBP 15,000

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Alfred Wolmark (1877-1961)
The artist's wife with Afghan hound (Babs and dog)
signed '.WOLMARK.' (lower left) and numbered '181' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
47 x 24¾ in. (119.4 x 62.8 cm.)
Painted circa 1925.
In the artist's designed frame.

The Artist's Studio Sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 28 February 1983, lot 105. with Victor Arwas Gallery, London, February 2001, where purchased by the present owner.

Note du spécialiste

Rachel Dickson and Sarah MacDougall describe the present work as a 'stylishly elongated' portrait of Bessie, the artist's wife, in which Wolmark 'employs an art deco-like spikiness that even extends to the rendering of the dog' (op. cit., p. 41).