[Vwoolf] Little-known Vanessa Bell painting.

Christine Froula cfroula at northwestern.edu
Thu Oct 18 12:44:59 EDT 2018


Fantastic recovery! And--are those /fingers/ on the young woman (Mary 
Hutchinson)'s left shoulder? if so... whose..?

On 10/18/2018 11:04 AM, Regina Marler via Vwoolf wrote:
> Dear Woolfians,
>
> My friends Barbara and Howard Ginsberg bought this painting from 
> Caroline Cuthbert at Anthony d'Offay in the 1980s. Caroline only 
> vaguely remembers the story of its discovery by Quentin Bell and 
> someone else, still rolled, in the "Monk's House attic." The painting 
> has somehow picked up a title, "Mrs. Dalloway's Party"--I think a 
> selling title given by d'Offay. It's signed VB 1922 in pencil on the 
> verso, if I recall.
>
> Looks like Mary Hutchinson on the left, and (at a stretch) Iris Tree 
> in center? She was plump in this period but I'm not sure she was quite 
> so monumental.
>
> Diane Gillespie referred to the painting in the Edinburgh Companion, I 
> think. Jane Garrity hopes to include mention of the painting (and a 
> reproduction, if possible) in a forthcoming essay. Jane and I welcome 
> any further thoughts you may have--whether about VB's making of this 
> painting, VW's acquisition and non-display of it, or your musings on 
> the painting itself.
>
> With thanks in advance,
>
> Regina Marler
>
>
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