Nude Life Study in Original Gilt Frame by Elsie Littledale, C1920 vintage frameless mirror wonderful technique and composition and

wonderful technique and composition and a glorious and unusual vertical shape

Beige and orange with a blue detailed line that delicately contrasts with the running greens paint effect on the vase

A lovely lid and handle with detailed scrolls and two beautiful handles

63cm length x 36cm deep x 42cm tall

Hints of green on the mottled rustic frame

Nude Life Study in Original Gilt Frame by Elsie Littledale, C1920 vintage frameless mirror wonderful technique and composition andAn exquisite life study in graphite pencil, by Elsie Littledale, who studied at the Liverpool School of Art in the 1920s. The bob hairstyle is a perfect reference to the style and glamour of the era. It is behind glass in its original gilt frame with a lovely timeworn patina. I love finding drawings like this, especially by female artists who would have been allowed to draw nudes for the first time since the strict rules of the Victorian era. This is