CHARLES FAIRFAX MURRAY (1849-1919)

This painting of an unidentified female subject may relate to the decorative panels Fairfax Murray painted for the Green Dining Room at the South Kensington Museum (now the V&A). The room was one of the first major commissions for Morris, Marshall & Faulkner & Co.. The initial panel designs were drawn by Burne-Jones but executed by several different painters. However, Morris was unhappy with the resulting variety and had all the panels repainted by Charles Fairfax Murray. A similar painting from the series was sold in An Aesthetic Odyssey: The Peter Rose and Albert Gallichan Collection; Christie's, London, 30 September 2021, lot 56 for £10,625.