James Smetham – Study from George

£175.00

1 in stock

Study of the artists son George: Graphite/pencil on buff paper. Backing paper: Blue Ingres, laid. Presented in a clear archival acid-free polyester sleeve.

Sheet: 4 1/2 x 4 in. (11.5 x 10.2 cm.)
Backing paper: 10 5/8 x 8 5/16 in. (27 x 21 cm.)

Provenance: The artist’s family by descent.

Included in the sale is a transcript of a letter written in 1878 by the artist’s daughter to her mother, with a passage explaining why the cover of the album is black instead of the green her mother requested.

Description

In the album below the drawing was inscribed ‘Study from George’. The original page with the handwritten inscription is included in the sale.

George was the third eldest son of five children by James and Sarah Smetham (née Goble, 1829-1912).

John 1855-1925
Alfred 1857-1928
George 1860-1928
Edwin Richard 1862-1905
Helen (Edie) 1865-1945