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Susie Lassam Rms Ra Signed Dated Hand Painted Portrait Miniature Miss Grace Antiniou Lady Woman Artist Art Deco 20s
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Susie Lassam Rms Ra Signed Dated Hand Painted Portrait Miniature Miss Grace Antiniou Lady Woman Artist Art Deco 20s

1900 - 1920
Description

Original framed miniature of a lady in black showing a strong Newlyn school influence both of light and unusual composition, the sitter with her back to the artist

Miss Grace Antiniou No 3

painted by

Susie Lassam, RMS RA

Royal Academy exhibitor, entries between 1908 - 1936

English school, framed portrait miniature,

first half 20th century

Signed with monogram and dated 1926

back label ;

Society of Women Artists

Royal Institute Galleries

195 Piccadilly London W1

Title of Work: Miss Grace Antiniou

inscribed for the artist,

Susie Lassam (Miss) RMS

The Cottage

Galmpton

Nr Brixham

S Devon

Hand painted on wafer or celluloid or card in original round convex glazed brass frame of the period, hand made with raised and hammered decoration, probably bespoke by the artist

In good bright sound condition, the wafer a little narrow for the frame and with taped split, running through her hair back and neck, shows little on the front, not cleaned or restored.

One of her studio collection on offer.

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Listed in

British Women Artists: A Biographical Dictionary of 1,000 Women Artists in the British Decorative Arts

Researched and written by Dr. Sara Gray

Susie Lassam (1875 - 1962)

Miniature painter / modeller / metalworker

Born in Dulwich Village in December 1875

The daughter of Susannah and Fredrick Lassam, a baker and confectioner who employed at least seven people.

Raised in Camberwell educated at the James Allan girls school Dulwich.

Studied at Lambeth School of Art, the RCA and the LCC Central School of Arts and Crafts

Remained at home into her 30s when her father had retired and they lived in Rose Cottage Dulwich Village

By the 1940s living at the Cottage Galmpton Devon, continued working as an artist until shortly before her death.

She left her small estate to her brother John Errington Lassam

Exhibited at

RA 1908 - 36

Paris Salon

Walker Art Gallery Liverpool

Royal Glasgow Institute

Most prolifically at the Society of Women Artists showing 103 works between 1915 - 59

Elected and associate of the Society of Women Artists 1931 - 39 and a member 1940 - 61

Elected a member of the Society of Miniaturists and an associate of the Royal Society of Miniature Painters

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Andrew Nethercott Antiques has dated this Art Deco Portrait Miniature to the 1920s.

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SA1170882
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250718
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Description
Original framed miniature of a lady in black showing a strong Newlyn school influence both of light and unusual composition, the sitter with her back to the artist

Miss Grace Antiniou No 3

painted by

Susie Lassam, RMS RA

fig 1. A circular Art Deco hand-painted portrait miniature depicting a 1920s blonde woman in a black dress with a blue wrap, set within an etched circular metal frame.
fig 1. Susie Lassam Rms Ra Signed Dated Hand Painted Portrait Miniature Miss Grace Antiniou Lady Woman Artist Art Deco 20s

Royal Academy exhibitor, entries between 1908 - 1936

English school, framed portrait miniature,

first half 20th century

Signed with monogram and dated 1926

back label ;

Society of Women Artists

Royal Institute Galleries

fig 2. A circular Art Deco hand-painted portrait miniature depicting a 1920s blonde woman in a black dress with a blue wrap, set within an etched circular metal frame.
fig 2. Susie Lassam Rms Ra Signed Dated Hand Painted Portrait Miniature Miss Grace Antiniou Lady Woman Artist Art Deco 20s

195 Piccadilly London W1

Title of Work: Miss Grace Antiniou

inscribed for the artist,

Susie Lassam (Miss) RMS

The Cottage

Galmpton

Nr Brixham

S Devon

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Hand painted on wafer or celluloid or card in original round convex glazed brass frame of the period, hand made with raised and hammered decoration, probably bespoke by the artist.
Andrew Nethercott Antiques
fig 3. A circular Art Deco hand-painted portrait miniature depicting a 1920s blonde woman in a black dress with a blue wrap, set within an etched circular metal frame.
fig 3. Susie Lassam Rms Ra Signed Dated Hand Painted Portrait Miniature Miss Grace Antiniou Lady Woman Artist Art Deco 20s

In good bright sound condition, the wafer a little narrow for the frame and with taped split, running through her hair back and neck, shows little on the front, not cleaned or restored.

One of her studio collection on offer.

fig 4. A circular Art Deco hand-painted portrait miniature depicting a 1920s blonde woman in a black dress with a blue wrap, set within an etched circular metal frame.
fig 4. Susie Lassam Rms Ra Signed Dated Hand Painted Portrait Miniature Miss Grace Antiniou Lady Woman Artist Art Deco 20s

Listed in

British Women Artists: A Biographical Dictionary of 1,000 Women Artists in the British Decorative Arts

Researched and written by Dr. Sara Gray

Susie Lassam (1875 - 1962)

Miniature painter / modeller / metalworker

fig 5. A circular Art Deco hand-painted portrait miniature depicting a 1920s blonde woman in a black dress with a blue wrap, set within an etched circular metal frame.
fig 5. Susie Lassam Rms Ra Signed Dated Hand Painted Portrait Miniature Miss Grace Antiniou Lady Woman Artist Art Deco 20s

Born in Dulwich Village in December 1875

The daughter of Susannah and Fredrick Lassam, a baker and confectioner who employed at least seven people.

Raised in Camberwell educated at the James Allan girls school Dulwich.

Studied at Lambeth School of Art, the RCA and the LCC Central School of Arts and Crafts

Remained at home into her 30s when her father had retired and they lived in Rose Cottage Dulwich Village

By the 1940s living at the Cottage Galmpton Devon, continued working as an artist until shortly before her death.

She left her small estate to her brother John Errington Lassam

Exhibited at

RA 1908 - 36

Paris Salon

Walker Art Gallery Liverpool

Royal Glasgow Institute

Most prolifically at the Society of Women Artists showing 103 works between 1915 - 59

Elected and associate of the Society of Women Artists 1931 - 39 and a member 1940 - 61

Elected a member of the Society of Miniaturists and an associate of the Royal Society of Miniature Painters

Date of Manufacture

Andrew Nethercott Antiques has dated this Art Deco Portrait Miniature to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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Dealers Internal Ref
250718
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Archive I A circular Art Deco hand-painted portrait miniature depicting a 1920s blonde woman in a black dress with a blue wrap, set within an etched circular metal frame.

Susie Lassam Rms Ra Signed Dated Hand Painted Portrait Miniature Miss Grace Antiniou Lady Woman Artist Art Deco 20s

Archive II A circular Art Deco hand-painted portrait miniature depicting a 1920s blonde woman in a black dress with a blue wrap, set within an etched circular metal frame. View II
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A circular Art Deco hand-painted portrait miniature depicting a 1920s blonde woman in a black dress with a blue wrap, set within an etched circular metal frame.
Susie Lassam RMS RA Signed Dated Hand Painted Portrait Miniature Miss Grace Antiniou Lady Woman Artist Art Deco 20s
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Art Deco portrait miniatures produced during the 1920s and 1930s combine small-scale portraiture with contemporary styling, reflecting the fashions, short hairstyles, and aesthetic shifts of the early twentieth century.

Miniature portraits were typically executed using watercolour or gouache on vellum, card, or ivory, encased under protective glass within metal, bronze, or timber surrounds.

Authentic 1920s pieces frequently feature characteristic period fashions such as bobbed hair, artist signatures or monograms, and period-appropriate frame construction showing natural age oxidisation.

A miniature portrait can be mounted on a narrow wall space, incorporated into an eclectic gallery wall, or displayed upright on a small tabletop easel.

Keep portrait miniatures away from direct sunlight and fluctuating humidity to prevent fading of watercolours, distortion of the painted surface, and deterioration of the frame.
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