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Lot 22

Bernard Meninsky, British 1891-1950 - Portrait of a woman in red; oil on canvas, signed lower...

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Lot 22

Bernard Meninsky, 
British 1891-1950 - 
Portrait of a woman in red; 
oil on canvas, signed lower...

Price Realised: £1,968

Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000

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Lot 22

Description

Bernard Meninsky
British 1891-1950 - 

Portrait of a woman in red; 

oil on canvas, signed lower right 'Meninsky', 56 x 41 cm 

Provenance: 
Christie’s, London, Modern British & Irish Paintings, Watercolours and Drawings, 6th March 1992, lot 44;
Sotheby’s, London, Modern British Paintings, 4th July 2002, lot 393; 
Private Collection 

Note: 
the work was originally catalogued as a portrait of Mary Kessel, c.1937 when first sold at Christie's in 1992. 

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