Sir William Rothenstein (British 1872-1945), Untitled, 1911, Indian woman, pencil drawing on paper, framed, 54 x 46cm. Provenance: Formerly in the Estate of Lady Alice Rothenstein (1867-1957) Sir William Rothenstein (29 January 1872 – 14 February 1945) was an English painter, printmaker, draughtsman, lecturer, and writer on art. Emerging during the early 1890s, Rothenstein continued to make art right up until his death in the mid-1940s. Though he covered many subjects – ranging from landscapes in France to representations of Jewish synagogues in London – he is perhaps best known for his work as a war artist in both world wars, his portraits, and his popular memoirs, written in the 1930s. More than two hundred of Rothenstein's portraits of famous people can be found in the National Portrait Gallery collection. The Tate Gallery also holds a large collection of his paintings, prints and drawings. Rothenstein served as Principal at the Royal College of Art from 1920 to 1935. He was knighted in 1931 for his services to art. In March 2015 'From Bradford to Benares: the Art of Sir William Rothenstein', the first major exhibition of Rothenstein's work for over forty years, opened at Bradford's Cartwright Hall Gallery, touring to the Ben Uri in London later that year. This drawing is from a series Rothenstein made of Indian crafts people and artists when he visited India and were carried out around 1911. Rothenstein’s trip to India was very important. When he came back to England he introduced Rabindranath Tagore to England and helped the India Society to promote Indian culture. Please refer to department for condition report