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Paul Nash
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
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Description
- Paul Nash
- Maiden Castle, Dorset
- signed; also titled and dated 1943 on the reverse
- pencil, chalk and watercolour
- 29 by 39.5cm.; 11½ by 15½in.
Provenance
Arthur Tooth & Sons, London
Jeffrey Dell, 1943
His sale, Sotheby's London, 3rd April 1963, lot 129
Arthur Tooth & Sons, London, where acquired by the family of the present owner, 1963
Jeffrey Dell, 1943
His sale, Sotheby's London, 3rd April 1963, lot 129
Arthur Tooth & Sons, London, where acquired by the family of the present owner, 1963
Exhibited
London, Arthur Tooth & Sons, November 1943 (details untraced);
London, Tate Gallery, Nash Memorial Exhibition, 1948, cat. no.110, where lent by Jeffrey Dell;
Arts Council, Paul Nash's Camera, 1951 cat. no.49, where lent by Jeffrey Dell;
Cardiff, National Museum of Wales, British Art and the Modern Movement, Arts Council Exhibition, October 1962, cat. no.76;
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Paul Nash, July - August, 1974, cat. no.20;
Tate Gallery, Paul Nash, November - December 1975, cat. no.207, illustrated, where lent by Commander Sir Michael Culme-Seymour.
London, Tate Gallery, Nash Memorial Exhibition, 1948, cat. no.110, where lent by Jeffrey Dell;
Arts Council, Paul Nash's Camera, 1951 cat. no.49, where lent by Jeffrey Dell;
Cardiff, National Museum of Wales, British Art and the Modern Movement, Arts Council Exhibition, October 1962, cat. no.76;
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Paul Nash, July - August, 1974, cat. no.20;
Tate Gallery, Paul Nash, November - December 1975, cat. no.207, illustrated, where lent by Commander Sir Michael Culme-Seymour.
Literature
Anthony Bertram, Paul Nash, The Portrait of an Artist, Faber & Faber, London, p.238;
Andrew Causey, Paul Nash, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1980, cat. no.1156, p.462.
Andrew Causey, Paul Nash, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1980, cat. no.1156, p.462.
Condition
The sheet is sound and not laid down, but is adhered by two strips along the top edge. The edges are deckled and unevenly cut, and there is slight undulation to isolated areas of the sheet.
There are one or two very minor signs of discolouration to isolated spots of the sheet, including a small fleck to the sky upper right and along the centre of the right edge. This excepting the work appears in very good condition, with bright and vivid colours throughout.
Housed behind glass in a thin gilt frame and set within a cream card mount.
Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present lot.
"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
"...looking back over the great voyage to the hills and the heaths and the sea, it seems all a dream but most fortunately a dream remembered - and so incredibly varied - I shall never quite get over it." (Nash to Lance Sieveking, quoted in Paul Nash paintings and watercolours, Tate Gallery, London, 1975, p.100)