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Heads Children and a Family Group
Presented by the artist's widow 1907
actions: postures and motions
adults
baby
body
boy
Charles, Cyril
Charles, Dorice
children
family
family
girl
groups
head / face
individuals: female
individuals: male
looking down
man
named individuals
people
portraits
society
woman
paper unique graphite
Heads: Children and a Family Group
support: 241 × 292 mm
Presented by the artist's widow 1907
<p><b>N02124</b> HEADS OF CHILDREN AND A FAMILY GROUP <i>c.</i>
1900
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<br/>Stamped ‘J Charles’, the ‘J’ and ‘C’ in monogram, b.l. and inscribed ‘James Charles 80’ on reverse.
<br/>Pencil, irregular, 9 1/2×11 1/2 (24×29).
<br/>Presented by the artist's widow 1907.</p>
<p>The two studies of the boy's head are of the artist's son Cyril (b. 1891), and the girl's head below is of his daughter Dorice (b. 1890). This and No.2125 were made at East Ashling, Sussex.</p>
<p><b>Published in:</b>
<br/>Mary Chamot, Dennis Farr and Martin Butlin, <i>The Modern British Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture</i>, London 1964, I</p>
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Catalogue entry
2004-07-16T00:00:00
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CATALOGUE_ENTRY
actions: postures and motions adults baby body boy Charles, Cyril Charles, Dorice children family family girl groups head / face individuals: female individuals: male looking down man named individuals people portraits society woman