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Sir John Lavery

1856–1941

King George V, Accompanied by Queen Mary, at the Opening of the Modern Foreign and Sargent Galleries at the Tate Gallery, 26 June 1926 1926
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Historic and Modern British Art

Biography

Sir John Lavery (20 March 1856 – 10 January 1941) was an Irish painter best known for his portraits and wartime depictions.

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Glasgow School

Artworks

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  • La Mort du Cygne: Anna Pavlova

    Sir John Lavery
    1911
    On display at Tate Britain part of Historic and Modern British Art

  • The Golf Course, North Berwick

    Sir John Lavery
    1922

  • The Jockeys’ Dressing Room at Ascot

    Sir John Lavery
    1923

  • The Chess Players

    Sir John Lavery
    1929

  • The Opening of the Modern Foreign and Sargent Galleries at the Tate Gallery, 26 June 1926

    Sir John Lavery
    exhibited 1929

  • The Glasgow Exhibition, 1888

    Sir John Lavery
    1888

  • Mrs Guthrie

    Sir John Lavery
    1898

  • King George V, Accompanied by Queen Mary, at the Opening of the Modern Foreign and Sargent Galleries at the Tate Gallery, 26 June 1926

    Sir John Lavery
    1926

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