Ianthe
Robert John Swan (London 1888 - 1980)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1932 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
670 x 495 mm
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Killerton, Devon
NT 1357530
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Ianthe, by Robert John Swan (London 1888 - 1980), signed and dated, in yellow, bottom right: R.J. SWAN, 1932 and inscribed top righ, in redt: IANTHE. A half-length of a young woman in profile to right, holding a bowl of fruit in front of her. A splendid pastiche of a Quattrocento Florentine portrait.
Provenance
Given Paulise de Bush as part of her Costume Collection
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: A.) IANTHE/ROBERT SWAN/2 BROADMEAD CLOSE./PINNER/M
Makers and roles
Robert John Swan (London 1888 - 1980), artist