This painting of an unidentified female subject may relate to the decorative panels Fairfax Murray painted for the Green Dining Room at the South Kensington Museum (now the V&A). The room was one of the first major commissions for Morris, Marshall & Faulkner & Co.. The initial panel designs were drawn by Burne-Jones but executed by several different painters. However, Morris was unhappy with the resulting variety and had all the panels repainted by Charles Fairfax Murray. A similar painting from the series was sold in An Aesthetic Odyssey: The Peter Rose and Albert Gallichan Collection; Christie's, London, 30 September 2021, lot 56 for £10,625.
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The panel is providing good support. The varnish is slightly discoloured and the painting may benefit from a light clean. There is a small scratch to the paint surface just below the centre of the left hand edge. There are a few very minor scuffs to her dress.
Under UV examination, the picture appears to have had a partial clean and the dirty varnish fluoresces under UV light.
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A woman in green draperyCHARLES FAIRFAX MURRAY (1849-1919)Estimate: GBP 7,000 - 10,000
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