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'Gwen with Diana, Elizabeth and Pauline', c. 1924 oil on canvas 44 x 34.5cm

Footnote: Provenance: Pauline Booth-James (d. 2006) the artist's daughter; Bonhams, London,12th March 2008, lot 95, With Philip Mould Ltd, London, April 2008, Private collection, Kensington, London Exhibited: Edinburgh, Scottish National Portrait Gallery; London, Fine Arts Society; Preston, Harris Museum and Art Gallery, 'Herbert James Gunn (1893-1964)', 3rd December 1994 - 1st July 1995, no. 28 The present work is a portrait of the artist's first wife and their three children.

Condition report: Oil on canvas which is unlined. The canvas tension is slack and there are slight undulations across the surface. The paint layers are in a good condition overall. There is a thin varnish layer which is even. There is one small dent in the frame along the upper member.

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