Lot 7
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Sir Gerald Festus Kelly, K.C.V.O., P.R.A., R.H.A., H.R.S.A. (1879-1972)
Sir Gerald Festus Kelly, K.C.V.O., P.R.A., R.H.A., H.R.S.A. (1879-1972)

Mandalay II

Details
Sir Gerald Festus Kelly, K.C.V.O., P.R.A., R.H.A., H.R.S.A. (1879-1972)
Mandalay II
oil on canvas
26 x 18 in, (66 x 46 cm.)
Provenance
Charles Nalder, according to a copy of a letter from the artist attached to the reverse.
Anonymous sale: Sotheby's, London, 21 May 1986, lot 207, where bought by the present owner.
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, Sir Gerald Kelly, K.C.V.O., P.R.A., 1957, p.30.
Plymouth City Art Gallery, Exhibition of Paintings by Sir Gerald elly, K.C.V.O, P.R.A., 1958, no. 40.

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Lot Essay

Painted in 1907 or 1908. Kelly wrote to Charles Nalder, an early owner of the picture in 1959, explaining that this portrait was painted on the sitter's wedding night: 'She posed for me quite a lot. I have never seen a flatter face, and she was very attractive to paint. I have always called all the pictures of her 'The woman who married' and that is what you had better call her too'.

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