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Sarah Henrietta Purser HRHA (1848-1943)
AGED ITALIAN PEASANT WOMAN and BEARDED ITALIAN PEASANT MAN (A PAIR)
black and white chalk on paper
inscribed on reverse
19 x 15in. (48.26 x 38.10cm)
Provenance:
Collection of Sarah Henrietta Purser;
Her sale, Mespil House 1943, whence purchased by the present owner’s sister-in-law;
Whyte’s, 2 March 2009, lot 117;
Private collection
Literature:
O’Grady, John , The Life and Work of Sarah Purser, Four Courts Press, Dublin, 1996, catalogue numbers 18 and 19
respectively, illustrated p.169
With regards to the aged woman Dr. O’Grady notes, “A character study typical of Parisian art schools.”The bearded man
follows a similar style and he suggests that this study was “...perhaps intended as a pendent.”
€ 1,000.00- € 1,500.00 (£750-£1,120 approx.)
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