Lot 111: Ida Verner (1851-1837)

Ida Verner (1851-1837)
Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in a black dress against a gilt and blue leaf-patterned backdrop
signed with a monogram and dated '1885' (lower right)
oil on canvas
21 x 17 in. (53.4 x 43.2 cm.)

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Not much is known about the life of Ida Verner. A portrait painter, she exhibited eight works which appear to have been mainly family members, at the Royal Academy between 1882-93. Her recorded addresses are Brighton, London, and South Devon.