Lily Williams (1874 - 1940), Self portrait St Eval candles Overall Length : 800mm

Overall Length : 800mm

Made from one solidpiece of hand-forged Swedish boron steel

This meticulously exectuted watercolour is signed and dated 1857

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Conor Gallagher's work uses a diversity of materials such as paint

Lily Williams (1874 - 1940), Self portrait St Eval candles Overall Length : 800mmThis self portarit shows a beautiful young woman holding a wooden pallette. An easel is in the background, as well as the tall wooden windows of an art studio. Her expression is concentrated and serene. Small touches of red in her clothing hint at a determined character. Williams was a student at the Dublin Metropolitan School for Art and trained under Walter Osborne and May Manning. This painting could date from this period. Her life was an