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Aisha of the Kasba (1912-1927)

Edward Wolfe

oil on canvas

Manchester Art Gallery

Aisha of the Kasba (1912-1927)

© The Estate of Edward Wolfe. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023

Details

Classification:

Painting

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

Scheme:

Historic Purchase by Purchaser (1914-2008)

Ownership history:

Purchased by George Monatgu, 9th Earl of Sandwich (1874-1962) for the Contemporary Art Society, 1929; presented to Manchester Art Gallery, 1931

Relationship:

George Charles Montagu, 9th Earl of Sandwich Manchester Art Gallery

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Edward Wolfe
Aisha of the Kasba (1912-1927)

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