λ ALFRED REGINALD THOMSON (BRITISH 1894-1979), A COSTER AND HIS DINAH λ ALFRED REGINALD THOMSON (BRITISH 1894-1979)A COSTER AND HIS DINAH Oil on canvasSigned (upper right)51 x 61.5cm (20 x 24 in.)Painted in 1923. Provenance: Sir William Orpen, Private Collection by 1934Francis Howard, Private Collection Sale, Christie's, 25 November 1955, lot 194 Sale, Christie's, 11 July 1974, lot 164 Leva Gallery, London Exhibited: London, Royal Academy, 1923, no. 646 (as 'Lady and Gentleman')Vienna, Galleries of the Secession, 1927, Exhibition of British Art (as 'Portrait of a Lady and a Gentleman')Literature: 'The Artist', Vol 23, June 1942, 'A. R. Thomson R.A. by F.G.Mories, pp. 91-93 (illustrated p. 91 as 'Lady and Gentleman')

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