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City of Fremantle Art Collection > Records

Self portrait ll with hat

Kathleen O'Connor, (Kate) Leatitia
c. 1925
Overview

Oil on card on Masonite

Historical information

Self Portrait ll with hat was painted in a studio setting in Paris c 1925, when the artist was in her mid-forties. The work was uncovered from the reverse of another painting, possibly The Russian Countess, following conservation in late 1970's.

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Registration number
cwa-org-7-147
Width
60 cm
Height or length
49.5000 cm
Themes
Art and Design
Social History
Contextual Information

The association of the City of Fremantle Art Collection with the then newly established Fremantle Art Gallery in 1978 (Short Street building which closed in 1987) fostered a significant donation of 43 drawings and paintings by Kathleen O’Connor, C.Y. O'Connor's youngest daughter. This important gift drawn from the family holding was made by Sir Ernest Lee-Steere on behalf of his mother Lady (Bridget) Lee-Steere, the artists’ sister. Immediately the O’Connor gift proved a popular drawcard for the Collection at the Gallery and established the largest public collection of the artist’s painting in Australia.

Keywords
Kathleen O'Connor
Place made
France
Year
c. 1925
Primary significance criteria
Artistic or aesthetic significance
Historic significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Object’s condition or completeness
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