Eva Frankfurther, Old Woman of the East End, c. 1951-58

oil on paper

38 x 28.5 cm

2014-15

A head-and-shoulders portrait of an elderly woman from the East End, seen in three quarter face view with head facing right. This is one of a pair of portraits by...

A head-and-shoulders portrait of an elderly woman from the East End, seen in three quarter face view with head facing right. This is one of a pair of portraits by the artist from the Ben Uri Collection showing impoverished, elderly, East End subjects. Both are executed in thinned, dry oil paint on paper, used to great effect as a drawing medium. The compositions and subjects reflect Frankfurther's admiration for Rembrandt.

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presented by Agi Katz 2014

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Eva Frankfurther 1930-1959

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