PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION

ALBERT HENRY COLLINGS, R.B.A., R.I. (BRITISH 1868-1947)
Portrait of Miranda
signed and dated Albert H Collings/1909 (upper right)
oil on canvas
61 x 51 cm

PROVENANCE:
Aquired by the great, great grandparents of the present owner thence by descent

This radiant example employing expressive brushwork and creative lighting creates an evocative depiction of the sitter Miranda. Collings exhibited for many years at the Royal Society of British Artists, showing a total of 98 works and being elected a member in 1897. He also supported the Royal Academy (29 works, 1896–1938) and the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, and showed at the Paris Salon, where he was awarded a gold medal for a portrait in 1907.