Lot 51
The Girls at a Piano 1939
pastel on paper
signed and dated lower left: Margaret Francis '39
31.5 x 23cm
Estimate $900 - $1,200
Private collection, Melbourne
Eagle, M., and Minchin, J., The George Bell School, Students Friends Influences, Resolution Press, Sydney, 1981, p. 211 (illus.)
"… before I turned to painting I had been a music student … so he gave me most of my training in musical terms, which of course made it much easier for me to understand …"
(Margaret Francis speaking of George Bell)
Women Artists
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8700
6:00pm - 18 September 2023
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
Friday 15 - Sunday 17 September, 10am - 4pm
333 Malvern Road, South Yarra VIC
CONTACT
Olivia Fuller
olivia.fuller@leonardjoel.com.au
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