[Vwoolf] FW: Newly discovered portrait of Vigrinia Woolf

[Jean Mallinson]

I thought the same! It's nice finding the portrait but it scarcely 
resembles the VW we know well from photographs.

Jean


On 10/3/2016 9:27 AM, Lindsay Martin wrote:
>
> What a dreadful likeness!
>
> Lindsay C Martin
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> 0208 245 3580/07734 106131
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> *From:*Vwoolf [mailto:vwoolf-bounces at lists.osu.edu] *On Behalf Of 
> *Kristin Czarnecki
> *Sent:* 03 October 2016 16:45
> *To:* vwoolf at lists.osu.edu
> *Subject:* [Vwoolf] FW: Newly discovered portrait of Vigrinia Woolf
>
> Good morning, all,
>
> Here’s an item that may be of interest to you. Maybe if we pooled our 
> pennies….
>
> Kristin
>
> *From:*Denys Wilcox [mailto:denys.wilcox at btinternet.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, October 03, 2016 11:06 AM
> *To:* Kristin Czarnecki <Kristin_Czarnecki at georgetowncollege.edu 
> <mailto:Kristin_Czarnecki at georgetowncollege.edu>>
> *Cc:* alice.keane at qc.cuny.edu <mailto:alice.keane at qc.cuny.edu>; 
> ann.martin at usask.ca <mailto:ann.martin at usask.ca>; Drew.Shannon at msj.edu 
> <mailto:Drew.Shannon at msj.edu>; ivwsarchive at att.net 
> <mailto:ivwsarchive at att.net>
> *Subject:* Newly discovered portrait of Vigrinia Woolf
>
> I wanted to alert you to this newly discovered oil portrait of 
> Virginia Woolf by the French painter *Marguerite Darbour (1865-1940)*.
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> Darbour_woolf_portrait_artwork
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> Painted c. 1920s
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> Oil on canvas. 28.5 x 23.5 inches.
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> Signed and inscribed with title to the revere.
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> Provenance: The Artist’s Estate; Private collection, Nice
>
> An extremely rare and hitherto unknown portrait of Virginia Woolf from 
> life by the French painter Marguerite Darbour (1865-1940). The work 
> was most likely painted on one of the Woolf's many visits to France 
> during the 1920s and 30s. The portrait remained in a private 
> collection in Nice, France until recently. Marguerite Darbour 
> (1865-1940) exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Indépendants from 1903 
> and became a member of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in 1922. 
> She specialised in portrait and landscape subjects and had studios in 
> Paris and Cassis.
>
> The Court Gallery are offering the work for sale at £16,500.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Denys Wilcox
>
> www.courtgallery.com <http://www.courtgallery.com>
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> 01984 639969
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> 07890 409703
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