Sarah Purser on the Steps of Mespil House
Artist
Mary Swanzy
(1882 - 1978)
Date1932
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions52 x 40.6 cm
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineCollection & image © Hugh Lane Gallery.
Donated by the Friends of the National Collections of Ireland, 1991.
© The Estate of Mary Swanzy.
Object number1815
DescriptionIn 1932, Purser hosted an exhibition of Mary Swanzy’s work in Mespil House, following Swanzy’s return to Dublin from her travels in the Pacific. In exchange, Swanzy painted Sarah Purser on the Steps of Mespil House, which shows Purser with her cat, Shan, on the front steps of her house.On View
On view
Dorothy Blackham
George Chinnery
