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Léon de Smet (1881-1966)
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Léon de Smet (1881-1966)

Portrait of Miss Elizabeth Enys

Fermé13 August 2013

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Léon de Smet (1881-1966)
Portrait of Miss Elizabeth Enys
signed and dated 'LÉON DE SMET 1938' (upper right); titled and dated 'MISS BETTY ENYS 14.5.1939' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
35 5/8 x 31 5/8 in. (90.5 x 80.3 cm.)
Painted in Cornwall in 1938

By inheritance from the sitter to the present owner.

Note du spécialiste

Piet Boyens has confirmed the authenticity of this painting.

During World War I Léon De Smet stayed with his family in Devonshire and London. By 1925 he returns back to Flanders, keeping his life long contact with his British friends.