The Sisters

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John Stanton Ward, R.A., R.W.S. (1917-2007)
The Sisters
signed and dated 'John Ward '93' (lower right)
oil on canvas
56 x 46 in. (142.9 x 116.8 cm.)
This lot is sold with letters from Ward regarding the present lot.

来源

Purchased directly from the artist in 1993.

展览

London, Simpsons, Best of British, August 1993, catalogue not traced.
London, Royal Academy, 1993, no. 906.

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'The girl on the left of the picture I discovered working in a picture gallery in Canterbury and I was so struck by her looks and gracefulness that I asked her to come and pose for me. After one or two sittings she told me she had a sister a nurse married to a Dr ... The costumes they wear are Turkish. Gillian the left hand girl wears a genuine one ...' (private correspondance, 1993).