ADAM'S IMPORTANT IRISH ART 28th May 2025

54 36 SIR GERALD FESTUS KELLY PRA, RHA, HRSA (1879 - 1972) Portrait of Sir Kenneth Lee, Seated, 3/4 Length in a Grey Suit, Oil on canvas, 100 x 75.6cm (39½ x 29¾’’) Provenance: Christies, South Kensington, 21 November, 1983; Sale, Christies, London, 10 May, 2007, lot 71; Collection of the Hon. Francis D. Murnaghan Jr., thence by descent. Exhibited: London, Royal Academy 1955, no. 99 € 800 - 1,200 Sir Kenneth Lee, 1st Baronet (1879 – 1967), was an English businessman and civil servant known for his role in the cotton industry and public service. Born into a family connected to the textile firm Tootal Broadhurst Lee, he became chairman and president of the company, pioneering scientific research and developing crease-resistant fabric processes. During WWI, Lee served on advisory committees for trade and industry, and in WWII, he was Director-General of the Ministry of Information, a trade envoy, and a Board of Trade representative in the US.