Florence Katherine Mayer, The Straw Hat

Florence Katherine Mayer, The Straw HatThis beautiful early 20th century watercolour by British artist Florence Katherine Mayer (1882 c. 1937) depicts a young society lady carrying a straw hat. With head partially turned, she looks across the decades with eyes that simmer with a rich narrative. Her story is a mystery but her expression suggests either betrayal or melancholy. Produced in 1915, its a year after the start of World War I. Has she lost a partner to the battlefield? Mourning in

Medium: Charcoal heightened in white on paperOverall size: 21½” x 27” / 55cm x 69cmYear of creation: 1888Condition: Artwork presents well

striped waistcoat and patterned day cravat

The painting is monogrammed/dated in the lower right and housed within a period frame

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1846-1887)

Sweden remained neutral during the war but Kjellberg would’ve been all too aware of the developments in Europe

While several quaint fishing cottages pepper the distant hill

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 21½” x 30½” / 55cm x 77cmYear of creation: 1873Condition: Artwork presents well

statuette and pearl necklace

its irrepressible force towering above the figures - on one hand endlessly captivating

he’s asked a local artist to capture that spirit

was awarded a grant by the Ministry of Culture to study at the Académie Julian in Paris under Jules Lefebvre