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Bathers in a River

Oil on board, 50 x 58.5cm (19¾ x 23’’)

Signed and dated (19)45

Provenance: The Hamilton Family, Tulfarris House and thence by

descent.

€ 4,000 - 6,000

Portrait of Katherine Fitzgerald, the Artist’s Secretary

Oil on canvas board, 61 x 51cm

Provenance: The Honorable Mrs Holt nee Ann Forbes-Sempill the artists

grand-daughter and friend of the sitter .

Katherine Fitzgerald was a former school friend of Alice McEnery , the artist’s step

daughter and became a companion to Eileen Forbes-Sempill, Lavery’s daughter in the

last years of her life . After Eileen died in July 1935 Katherine became part of the Lav-

ery household as Lavery’s last secretary. She became friendly with Ann Forbes-Sempill

the artists grand-daughter and together they accompanied Lavery on many trips

including his trip to Florida in 1938.

This portrait is likely to be a study for a full length portrait he did of Katherine which he

showed in the Royal Academy in 1940. This portrait remained in the family until 2003

when it was sold at Sothebys.

Our thanks to Kenneth McConkey whose writings on the artist formed the basis of this

catalogue entry.

€ 6,000 - 8,000