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CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH | Winter Rose
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Charles Rennie Mackintosh
- Winter Rose
- signed and dated l.r.: C. R. MACKINTOSH, 1916; signed and inscribed by the artist on the reverse: WINTER ROSE-/ C.R. MACKINTOSH/ 2 HANS STUDIOS/ 43A GLEBE PLACE CHELSEA SW3
- watercolour
- 26.5 by 25.5cm., 10½ by 10in.
Provenance
Sotheby's, Scone Palace, 29 August 1995, lot 983;
Lyon & Turnbull, Edinburgh, The Taffner Collection, 7 September 2012, lot 63, where purchased by the present owner
Lyon & Turnbull, Edinburgh, The Taffner Collection, 7 September 2012, lot 63, where purchased by the present owner
Condition
The work is exexcuted on card which has been adhered to another piece of card by the artist. This is hinged to the mount with a piece of tape along the upper edge verso. There is some very slight undulation to the card. There are three creases to the edges of the card. There is a crease to the upper right hand corner. There are a few spots of foxing in the lower left hand quadrant. The sheet has discoloured and there is some surface dirt. Held in a plain gilt frame and mount and framed under glass. Please note that this work has been examined out of its frame.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
‘Art is the flower – Life is the green leaf. Let every artist strive to make his flower a beautiful living thing – something that will convince the world that there may be – there are – things more precious – more beautiful – more lasting – than life’ (Charles Rennie Mackintosh quoted in, R. Billcliffe, Mackintosh Watercolours, 1978, p.13). The present work was executed after Mackintosh’s stay in the Suffolk village of Walberswick and whilst working and living in the artistic milieu of Chelsea. The subject of the rose had become so characteristic of the Glasgow Style and Mackintosh in particular that it became known as the ‘Glasgow Rose’. Mackintosh recurrently used his iconic stylised and stencil-like rose motif, and the present work gives us an intriguing glimpse into an alternate handling of the artist’s most quintessential subject.