£750
Woman and child
Framed (ref: 10008)
Ink and wash on paper.
Provenance: The Artist's Estate; Private collection
Nicholas Finney, the artist's son, recalls that Finney's first wife, Nita, was a cultural and refined individual who admired my father’s work but probably despaired of his inability to look after a family and young child. Nevertheless there are a number of moving portraits of Nita and of her early motherhood with their son Brian, born in 1935. This study is possibly related to the painting acquired by Tullie House Art Gallery on the advice of William Rothenstein who had mentored Finney at the R.C.A
We are grateful to Nicholas Finney for assistance.
