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English, Continental & American Fine Sale Day 1

Sat, Mar 14, 2015 11:00AM EDT - Sun, Mar 15, 2015 11:00AM EDT
Lot 11

REX WHISTLER (1905-1944): PORTRAIT OF LADY PATRICIA DOUGLAS

Estimate: $400 - $600
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Oil on canvas, c.1937, unsigned. 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (image), 8 x 6 in. (frame). Note: Rex Whistler was part of a group of young bohemian aristocrats known as the 'Bright Young Things' in 1920's London. This association brought him in contact with many celebrities and well-known personalities, many of whom he would eventually paint. (Attention: The National Gallery of Art label, previously mentioned in this description, has now gone missing and is no longer with this lot.)