Circle of Claude Monet (1840-1926) - Portrait of Mrs. Bleasd...

Circle of Claude Monet (1840-1926) - Portrait of Mrs. Bleasdale (nee Duckworth), unsigned, watercolour, pencil and bodycolour on card, with inscription to card attributing the work to Monet: 'Portrait of Mrs Bleasdale nee Duckworth by Monet about 1895' and label ' Given by her, at the age of ninety two in 1960 to her next door neighbour Mr. Kenneth Brereton of Marlow Bucks. She was in her youth, a student of Monet in Paris, in the 1890's. While waiting for him at his studio one day in the Spring of 1895, he arrived, saw her in this natural pose, and in the passing moment, decided to sketch her, but unfortunately he left it unsigned.' sheet: 29 x 20.5 cm, framed

Estimate:£400

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