Olive Edis

Lot 86: GALSWORTHY, JOHN (1867-1933, novelist and playwright, O.M.)

Name: GALSWORTHY, JOHN (1867-1933, novelist and playwright, O.M.)
Brand: Bonhams
SKU: b407d7d0f3

Est: £600 GBP - £800 GBP

BonhamsLondon, United KingdomMarch 29, 2011

Item Overview

Description

PORTRAIT BY OLIVE EDIS (1876-1955), vintage photograph, sepia toned platinum print, half-length, seated, working on a manuscript, holding a quill pen in his right hand, signed on the mount by Olive Edis ('Olive Edis F.R.P.S'), framed and glazed, size of image 12 x 15 inches (31 x 38 cm), overall size 18 x 20 inches (46 x 51 cm), 3 October 1929

Artist or Maker

Olive Edis

Notes

Another photograph from this shoot is in the National Portrait Gallery, dated 3 October 1929; no example of this photograph is shown on the Gallery's web site. Olive Edis married Edwin Henry Galsworthy, a cousin of John Galsworthy, in 1928.

Auction Details

Papers & Portraits: The Roy Davids Collection Part II

Bonhams

March 29, 2011, 12:00 PM GMT

London, LDN, UK

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