Lot 299
  • 299

Rex Whistler

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Rex Whistler
  • Miss Juliet Henley (at Breccles Hall) 1943
  • signed and dated 1943
  • oil on canvas
  • 46 by 35.5cm.; 18 by 14in.

Provenance

Christie's London, Modern British Paintings, 14 November 1997, lot 188

Exhibited

London, National Army Museum, Rex Whistler's War 1939 - July 1944, Artist into Tank Commander, 18 May - 18 September 1994, no.119 

Condition

There are artist's pinholes in the lower left and right corners. The surface of the work is slightly dirty and would benefit from a proffessional clean. Held in a gilt wood and plaster frame. Inspection under ultra violet light reveals no evidence of retouching.
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