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Walter Richard Sickert
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Walter Richard Sickert
- The Lay Figure
- signed with initials and titled; also inscribed La Vie Moins Chere on the reverse
- watercolour
- 38.5 by 27.5cm.; 15¼ by 10¾in.
Provenance
Lord Clwyd
Sale, Christie's London, 9th July 1963, lot 32
Sale, Sotheby's London, 18th July 1990, lot 122, where acquired by the present owners
Sale, Christie's London, 9th July 1963, lot 32
Sale, Sotheby's London, 18th July 1990, lot 122, where acquired by the present owners
Exhibited
Manchester, The Whitworth Art Gallery, Walter Sickert: Drawing is the Thing, 1st October - 5th December 2004, cat. no.7.19, illustrated in the catalogue, and touring to Southampton City Art Gallery and The Ulster Museum, Belfast.
Literature
Wendy Baron, Sickert, Paintings and Drawings, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2006, cat. no.461.6
Condition
Executed on laid paper with deckled edges. The sheet is sound and is slightly discoloured with an old mount mark around the edges. The colours have very slightly faded and there are some very minor specks of staining otherwise in good overall condition.
Mounted on a cream backboard with cream passepartout, in a plaster gilt frame under glass; unexamined out of frame.
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"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.
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"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
Executed circa 1916-1917.