Live Auction 5411Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art
Charles Hazelwood Shannon, R.A. (1863-1937)
Lot 65

Charles Hazelwood Shannon, R.A. (1863-1937)

Portrait of Hilda Mary Moore (1886-1929)

Closed19 June 2014

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Charles Hazelwood Shannon, R.A. (1863-1937)
Portrait of Hilda Mary Moore (1886-1929)
signed and dated 'C. SHANNON/1928' (centre left)
oil on canvas
32¼ x 27 in. (82 x 68.6 cm.)

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 9 November 1984, lot 6.

Specialist note

Hilda Moore was one of the Gaiety girls, a group of Edwardian actresses, and one of Gerald du Maurier's leading ladies.
Her most famous film roles included Whoso Is Without Sin (1916), The Broken Melody (1916) and Sappho (1922). She was married to the actor Austin Fairman, and died on May 18, 1929 in New York City.