Portrait of Ida

© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Jerwood Collection

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This portrait of the artist’s niece, Ida, was probably executed in the late 1930s or early 1940s. Spear worked on a number of formal commissioned portraits, however, the works that he produced of family and friends display a more informal style. Both this work and 'Portrait of Mother', circa 1935 were in Spear’s personal collection when he died and were purchased for the Jerwood Collection, directly from his widow, Mary Spear, in 1994.

Jerwood Collection

Title

Portrait of Ida

Date

c.1940

Medium

black ink & pastel on buff paper

Measurements

H 48.3 x W 38.1 cm

Accession number

JC25

Acquisition method

purchased, 1994

Work type

Drawing

Signature/marks description

signed 'Spear' (lower right)There is an ink and pastel drawing of a girl, full length, on the reverse.

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Jerwood Collection

England

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