Peggy Ashcroft as Irina and Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies as Olga in 'The Three Sisters' by Anton Chekov
Painting
ca. 1938 (painted)
ca. 1938 (painted)
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Oil painting showing Peggy Ashcroft as Irina and Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies as Olga in a scene from The Three Sisters. Half length. Ashcroft sits, looking down and resting her head on her right hand. She wears a white blouse and a dark grey skirt. Ffrangcon-Davies stands behind her, right. She wears a dark coat and hat. The women are in an interior, with a section of a painting visible on the wall behind them, left. Signed with artist's monogram.
Object details
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| Title | Peggy Ashcroft as Irina and Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies as Olga in 'The Three Sisters' by Anton Chekov (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Painting entitled "Peggy Ashcroft as Irina and Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies as Olga in 'The Three Sisters' by Anton Chekov" by Elizabeth Montgomery, ca.1938 |
| Physical description | Oil painting showing Peggy Ashcroft as Irina and Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies as Olga in a scene from The Three Sisters. Half length. Ashcroft sits, looking down and resting her head on her right hand. She wears a white blouse and a dark grey skirt. Ffrangcon-Davies stands behind her, right. She wears a dark coat and hat. The women are in an interior, with a section of a painting visible on the wall behind them, left. Signed with artist's monogram. |
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| Literary reference | <i>The Three Sisters</i> |
| Bibliographic reference | Ashton, Geoffrey. Catalogue of Paintings at the Theatre Museum, London. ed. James Fowler, London : Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992. 224p. ill. ISBN 1851771026 |
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| Accession number | S.430-1980 |
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| Record created | November 12, 2003 |
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