Jacob Kramer (1892-1962)
Lady in a Black Hat, C. 1922
Oil on Canvas
Signed lower right
Signed lower right
62cm x 50.5cm Canvas size
73cm x 62.5cm Framed
73cm x 62.5cm Framed
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Most likely to be an elegant Leeds sitter, this oil may be Lady in a Black Hat c. 1922 which was shown at Kramer’s solo exhibition at the Leger Gallery...
Most likely to be an elegant Leeds sitter, this oil may be Lady in a Black Hat c. 1922
which was shown at Kramer’s solo exhibition at the Leger Gallery in London in 1935 and
in the 1960 retrospective, Jacob Kramer, held at Leeds City Art Gallery, where it was lent
by Mrs Eunice Standish Taylor from the collection of her late husband, Edward Standish.
Characteristic of Kramer’s portraits of Leeds notables, the features of his striking sitter
are presented in simplified form, the dark tones of her outfit merging with the
unmodulated setting in which she poses – the red of her lipstick drawing the eye and
providing a focus at the very centre of the painting.
which was shown at Kramer’s solo exhibition at the Leger Gallery in London in 1935 and
in the 1960 retrospective, Jacob Kramer, held at Leeds City Art Gallery, where it was lent
by Mrs Eunice Standish Taylor from the collection of her late husband, Edward Standish.
Characteristic of Kramer’s portraits of Leeds notables, the features of his striking sitter
are presented in simplified form, the dark tones of her outfit merging with the
unmodulated setting in which she poses – the red of her lipstick drawing the eye and
providing a focus at the very centre of the painting.
Provenance
Mr & Mrs Edward Standish, EnglandPrivate Collection, Hampstead
Christies, London, 17th June 1977, lot 234
Private Collection, North London
Exhibitions
Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds, 1960, Exhibition of the work of Jacob Kramer, cat. no. 23Leger Gallery, London, 1935, Jacob Kramer Exhibition, cat no. 30
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