Miss Alexandra Ionides

John Macallan Swan 1847 - 1910

Summary

Full length frontal portrait of Miss Alexandra Ionides; a young girl with fair hair, in a white dress with bare legs and feet. She stands in a garden with her left arm outstretched towards a flowering bush, her right arm is clasped about a toy. Items of clothing are discarded in the grass at her feet to the left. The figure subject is painted in a realist style.

Display Label

Miss Alexandra Ionides 1902 John Macallan Swan 1847-1910 Oil on canvas Alexandra, about 7 years old, has taken off her cloak and bonnet and stands barefoot amongst the grass and flowers. A wealthy Edwardian childhood of pampered privilege and natural freedom is perfectly evoked. Alexandra Ionides (1895-1978) was born in London into a rich and artistic family of Greek origin. Her father was a patron of John Macallan Swan, amongst other artists. Gift of Mrs Alexander C Ionides 1934.484