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William John Leech RHA ROI (1881-1968) PORTRAIT O

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William John Leech RHA ROI (1881-1968) PORTRAIT O
<B>William John Leech RHA ROI (1881-1968)</B><BR>PORTRAIT OF ELIZABETH, circa 1910-1912<BR>signed twice lower left; original exhibition label and provenance details on reverse<BR>watercolour over pencil<BR>53 by 37cm., 21 by 14.5in.<BR>Provenance:<BR>Bequeathed by the artist to Leo Smith of the Dawson Gallery, Dublin, 1968; Sold by Leo Smith to Terence de Vere White as Saurin; Private collection, London; Oriel Gallery, Dublin; De Vere's Art Auction, 24 September 2002, lot 35 (illustrated on front cover of catalogue); Exhibited: 'William John Leech: An Irish Painter Abroad', National Gallery of Ireland, 23 October - 15 December 1996; Museé‚ des Beaux Arts, Quimper, 10 January - 10 March 1997 and the Ulster Museum, Belfast, 28 March - 22 June 1997, catalogue no. 39 Literature: A portrait of the artist's first wife, Saurin Elizabeth Leech (formerly Mrs Kerlin, neé Lane). Elizabeth was an American born artist who trained at the School of Fine Art in Boston. Leech met her in Concarneau circa 1909 and they were married in London in June 1912. She was the model for many of his best known works including The Cigarette and The Tinsel Scarf (L'Actrice) (both in the Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin), and The Sunshade and A Convent Garden (both in the National Gallery of Ireland).
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