Live Auction 21922Three Private Collections: Belgravia, Berkshire and Guernsey
ALBERT HENRY COLLINGS (BRITISH, 1868-1947)
Lot 167

ALBERT HENRY COLLINGS (BRITISH, 1868-1947)

Portrait of Miss Gertie Millar, later Countess of Dudley, full-length, seated, in a blue dress and feathered hat

Closed25 May 2023

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GBP 6,300

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ALBERT HENRY COLLINGS (BRITISH, 1868-1947)
Portrait of Miss Gertie Millar, later Countess of Dudley, full-length, seated, in a blue dress and feathered hat
signed and dated 'A (in ligature) Collings/ 1905' (lower right)
oil on canvas
70 x 511/2 in. (177.8 x 130.8 cm.)

Toby and Millie Rowland, by whom gifted to The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London.

Specialist note


Gertie Millar (1879-1952) was one of the greatest stars of her day. She was known for her performances in Edwardian musical comedies, many of them written by her husband, the composer Lionel Monckton. They had titles such as The Dancing Mistress (1912), The Marriage Market (1913) and A Country Girl (1914). After Monkton’s death in 1924, she married the second Earl of Dudley.