PROVENANCE -

With the Redfern Gallery, from whom purchased by Sir Oswald Birley, M.C, R.A. (1880-1952).

With Mario Amaya, New York, 1979, from whom acquired by Robin Duff.

Peter Farley (1954-2022).

EXHIBITED -

London, Redfern Gallery, Figure-Pieces, Portraits, Landscapes & Flower-Pieces in oil & Watercolour by Glyn Philpot, 4-27 November 1937, no. 11.

London, The Fine Art Society, Spring ’86, April-June 1986, no. 47, as The Three Graces.

LITERATURE -

Daisy Philpot, Manuscript Catalogue of the Paintings of Glyn Philpot, c. 1938-57, p. 62.

A.C. Sewter, Glyn Philpot 1884-1937, London, 1951, p. 9, pl. 95.

Peter Farley was a theatre designer, curator, writer and teacher, celebrated for his innovative approach to the stage. After studying Theatre Design at Wimbledon School of Art, he became a part of the thriving arts scene of 1970s London, running a gallery called the Artists' Market in Covent Garden alongside artist Vera Russell, and working for many years with stage designer Yolanda Sonnabend on a variety of design projects for theatre, opera and ballet.