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Description

§ Attributed to John Flanagan (Irish 1895-1976)

Portrait of Ruth Doggett
oil on canvas, unframed
50.5 x 40cm;
together with Jane Moncur (British 1891-1993)
portrait of Ruth Doggett sketching
signed 'Jane Moncur.' (lower right)
pencil
25 x 16cm

Provenance:
By direct descent within the sitter's family

Jane Moncur sketch: Not examined out of the frame. Surface is evenly toned, but with two paler margins at the top and bottom of the sheet, where the surface has previously been under a mount. There are some light handling creases throughout and appears to be a small circular abrasion to the right hand arm of the sitter.

Attr. John Flanagan: Portrait is unframed, canvas has been relined. Surface quite dirty, particularly in paler passages of paint. The corners of the canvas are all knocked, the top right hand corner is lifting away from the canvas beneath with a dog ear crease and associated paint loss across the crease line the lower left hand corner is similarly damaged. The paint layer is rubbed and scuffed along all edges.

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