Madame Suggia

Augustus John (1878 - 1961)

Tate Collection

1923

This full-length figure depicts the well-known cellist seated on a gold and blue chair playing the cello, her head seen in profile. She wears a crimson dress, with outspread train. In the background is a dull olive-green curtain with yellowish lights.

• Medium: oil
• Dimensions: 186 x 164 cm
• ArtFunded in: 1925
• Presented by Sir Joseph Duveen through The Art Fund

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