Study of Randolph Frederick Edward Spencer-Churchill (1911-1968) seated in a Garden Chair
Sir John Lavery (Belfast 1856 - Kilkenny 1941)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
28 May 1932 (inscribed)
Materials
Oil on board
Measurements
495 x 343 mm (19 1/2 x 13 1/2 in)
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Chartwell, Kent
NT 1102559
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Study of Randolph Frederick Edward Spencer-Churchill (1911-1968) by Sir John Lavery (Belfast 1856 - Kilkenny 1941). An unfinished, full-length portrait of Randolph wearing a blue shirt and smoking a cigarette; inscribed "To Mrs. Churchill, from John Lavery, 28th May 1932". Painted on Randolph Churchill's 21st birthday. Unfinished, framed.
Full description
Belfast born, Lavery attended Haldane Academy in Glasgow and Academie Julian in Paris. He returned to Glasgow and associated with the Glasgow school. An official artist in WWI, ill health stopped him going to the Western Front. In 1909 married Hazel Martyn (second wife) After the Dardenelles crisis Churchill was ejected from Admiralty House. His income was halved, so as an economy drive they moved in with his brother Jack’s family in Cromwell Place. Lavery and his wife Hazel lived round the corner and the couples became firm friends.
Marks and inscriptions
"To Mrs. Churchill, from John Lavery, 28th May 1932"
Makers and roles
Sir John Lavery (Belfast 1856 - Kilkenny 1941), artist