Carlton House Antiques has dated this piece to the 1950s.
Patricia and Stanley never lived together. While Patricia was alive she did not allow Dorothy to sign her pictures because Patricia wanted the world to believe that she could paint almost as well as her husband Stanley. After Patricia died in 1966, Dorothy became a very well known artist in her own right and work has been exhibited in galleries all over the world.
The famous artist Augustus John was a friend of Dorothy's and considered her to be an excellent painter.
We have contacted the National Gallery archive and they have confirmed that the unsigned pictures were painted by the hand of Dorothy Hepworth.
Circa 1950.
Carlton House Antiques has dated this piece to the 1950s.
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Painting of a Nude Lady