Mary Swanzy H.R.H.A. (Irish, 1882-1978) Reclining nude oil on canvas 45.7 x 54 cm. (18 x 21 1/4 in.) Footnotes: Provenance Alan Hobart, by whom gifted to the present owner Private Collection, U.K. Mary Swanzy was born in Dublin, spending periods in Paris before the first World War and from 1920, she travelled through Eastern Europe and the Balkans and then to Hawaii and Samoa. Sometimes described as 'Ireland's first Cubist', Swanzy often worked in a Futurist and eclectic style that rightly leads to her being credited as a true pioneer of European Modernism. She exhibited regularly at the Paris Salon des Indépendants and the Beaux Arts gallery in London. By 1946 she was included in exhibitions with major names such as Chagall, William Scott and Henry Moore and was made an honorary member of the R.H.A. in 1949. The first major retrospective of her work was held at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in 2018. The present work portrays a rare subject for her - a reclining female nude - and was previously in the collection of Alan Hobart, founder of the Pyms Gallery in London. Saleroom notices: Please note that the title for this work should read Study of a Reclining Nude and the provenance should read: 'The artist, thence by descent, With Pyms Gallery, London, 29th October 1986, where acquired by the present owner'. The work was also included in the Mary Swanzy HRHA (1882-1978) exhibition at Pyms Gallery, 30 September-25 October 1986 (cat. no. 21). This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: AR AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

Saleroom Notice:
Please note that the title for this work should read Study of a Reclining Nude and the provenance should read: 'The artist, thence by descent, With Pyms Gallery, London, 29th October 1986, where acquired by the present owner'. The work was also included in the Mary Swanzy HRHA (1882–1978) exhibition at Pyms Gallery, 30 September–25 October 1986 (cat. no. 21).