Lot 135: VERA CUNNINGHAM (1897 - 1955) Monochrome portrait

VERA CUNNINGHAM (1897 - 1955) Monochrome portrait of a woman, possibly a self-portrait, unsigned, but the frame verso bearing a label detailing various exhibitions including The Redfern Gallery in 1947, watercolour, 15.75" x 13"
Vera Cunningham was the muse and mistress of Bernard Meninsky and Matthew Smith. She is described as being "robust, voluptuous, earthy, even coarse ..." (Times Higher Education Supplement 15th August 1997).