Duncan Grant ( 1885 - 1978 ) Presumed Portrait Of Vanessa Bell Circa 1940

Country : Scotland
Painter : Duncan James Corrowr Grant ( 1885 - 1978 )
Subject and style : it is painted in the style of Henri Matisse with an expressionist touch realized with vigor and surety of the line one feels the painter of trade who knows how to choose his games of tones ( it could be the portrait of Vanessa Bell )
the work is also painted on the back ( it's a recto - verso ) which seems logical as it's a work that seems from the canvas and the frame and the fashionable clothing of the characters made
during the second war or just after ( the character on the back ' the young woman in the pink blouse and minaudière could - be a member of the Garnett family or Angelica Garnett? )
Signature : contemporary signature of the work in the lower right-hand corner, sign : DUNCAN
* identical signatures can be found on works dedicated to her lovers (perhaps the Charleston Farm House should be contacted, as they may have archives on this work)
Provenance : acquired by chance from a Brussels dealer via a garage sale who had listed an address in Waterloo (a town where many Anglicans live, the rich region of Walloon Brabant)
Condition : in its original filthy juice and frame
⚠️ if you think it's by another artist, don't hesitate to send me your findings I'll analyze them, but personally I really think it could be by Duncan Grant
** the work can be seen at ' Antiques Center Sablon ' 39 , Place du Grand Sablon , 1000 Bruxelles
Dimensions : unframed 120 cm x 83 cm