3610

Portrait drawing 

Mrs Paul Bridgeman, née Alice Kleinwort 1929

Head only in three-quarter profile to the left

Red chalk on paper, 48.6 x 33.7 cm (19 ⅛ x 13 ¼ in.)

Inscribed lower left: de László / 1929   

Sitters' Book II, opp. f. 58: Alice Bridgeman Feb. 8th 1928

Private Collection

De László painted a full-length portrait of Mrs Bridgeman and her daughter Jeannine in February 1928 [3603]. A separate portrait of Jeannine [3612], which was cut out from the rejected version of  mother and daughter together, as the artist was dissatisfied with the portrayal of Mrs Bridgeman.

It is likely that de László gave the present portrait drawing to the sitter as a memento of the sittings for the large double portrait.

For biographical notes on the sitter, see [3603].

CC 2008