Study of the Head of a Woman

Kate Elizabeth Olver (1881-1960)
Portrait study of the Head of a Woman

Pencil
22 by 20.5 cm., 8 ½ by 8 in.

This is a study for a portrait titled `Woman and Child reading' sold at Christie's on 9th November 1989, lot 67 for £15,400.

Kate Olver was born in London and was the daughter of a Harley Street dentist. She studied at the Royal Academy from January 1901 and exhibited at the R.A., Society of Women Artists, the Royal Glasgow Institute and the Paris Salon. She was married to the artist and author Charles Samson Higgins (1893-1980).