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Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978)
Portrait of Mrs William "Babe" Paley (1915-1978)
signed 'Messel' (lower right), signed, inscribed and dated, 'Mrs William Paley/ O. Messel 1962' on label to the reverse
oil on canvas
24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm.)
Executed in 1962.
Provenance
The artist, and by descent to Lord Snowdon.
Exhibited
London, O’Hana Gallery, Paintings by Oliver Messel, 25 October – 10 November 1962.
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Barbara "Babe" Cushing Mortimer Paley (1915-1978) was an American socialite and style icon, and the wife of the founder of CBS WIlliam S. Paley. She was a great friend of Oliver Messel and telegrammed him on 5 October 1962 wishing him luck for the exhibition at the O'Hana Galleries and sending him love (see University of Bristol Theatre Collection OHM 1/7/7/22).

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