Sir Oswald BIRLEY RA (1880 – 1952, English)

Sir Oswald BIRLEY RA (1880 – 1952, English)

Portrait of a Lady in Red, 
Lady Zoe Gertrude Dudgeon Oakley Maund Caillard

signed and dated ‘Oswald Birley/1920’ (lower left)

oil on canvas

37 x 32 inches, inc. frame

Price: Sold

Lady Zoe Gertrude Dudgeon Oakley Maund Caillard, the second wife of financier and Vickers director Sir Vincent Caillard (1856-1930), became the first titled lady to open her own chemist shop - at The Belfry on West Halkin Street. Lady Caillard was born in Marylebone in 1868. When she died, on January 16, 1935, half of her estate valued at £17,755 went to her motor mechanic

Sir Oswald Birley was one of Britain’s most successful portrait painters. From 1919 until the early 1950s he was the go-to artist of the time, commissioned by the Royal family, the aristocracy, politicians, artists, scientists –leading figures of their day. His work hangs in many of the UK’s major palaces, country houses, institutions and private homes; his paintings rarely leave the walls which they were designed to adorn.