Lot 24: George Spencer Watson, R.A., R.W.S., R.O.I. (1869-1934)

George Spencer Watson, R.A., R.W.S., R.O.I. (1869-1934)
The saddler's daughter
inscribed 'George Spencer Watson/A.R.A/20 Holland Park Road/SW14/The Saddler's (sic) Daughter'
oil on canvas
36 x 28 in. (91.4 x 71.1 cm.)

London, Royal Academy, 1924, no. 63.
Dorchester, Dorset County Museum, Southampton Civic Art Gallery, and Victoria Art Gallery, Bath; George Spencer Watson, 1981-2, no. 23.

The artist, and by descent to his daughter, Mary Spencer Watson.

SOLD BY ORDER OF THE EXECUTORS OF THE LATE MARY SPENCER WATSON
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Like his father before him, the artist was a member of the Saddler's Company, the oldest of the City's Livery Companies. This is a portrait of his daughter, Mary Spencer Watson, aged 10.