Materials:
Oil, Canvas
Physical Object Description:
Frontal head and shoulders portrait of 'Aisha of the Kasba', a young black woman wearing a headscarf and pale dress. The subject's head rests against her right arm as she looks off to the right. A large bouquet of vivid flowers is visible in the background against a brightly coloured blue and green wall. Signed, top left corner: Wolfe
Dimensions:
53.6 x 43.3 cm
Accession Number:
1931.33
Credit:
Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1931
Ownership history:
Purchased by George Monatgu, 9th Earl of Sandwich (1874-1962) for the Contemporary Art Society, 1929; presented to Manchester Art Gallery, 1931