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Percy Wyndham Lewis
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- Percy Wyndham Lewis
- Head of Mondino del Robilante
- signed and dated l.l.: Wyndham Lewis/ 1922; also indistinctly inscribed on card attached to the backboard: Portrait of Count Mondino di Robilante/ Venetian/ drawn by Wyndham Lewis while he lived in/ Venice Oct 1922
- black chalk and wash
- 34.5 by 23.5cm., 13½ by 9¼in.
Provenance
Miss Nancy Cunard;
Sotheby's, London, 17 March 1956, lot 56 (as Count Mondino di Robliante of Venice)
Sotheby's, London, 17 March 1956, lot 56 (as Count Mondino di Robliante of Venice)
Literature
William K. Rose, The Letters of Wyndham Lewis, Metheun, London, 1963, p.132;
Walter Michel, Wyndham Lewis, Paintings and Drawings, Thames & Hudson, London, 1971, no.542, p.383.
Walter Michel, Wyndham Lewis, Paintings and Drawings, Thames & Hudson, London, 1971, no.542, p.383.
Condition
The sheet is not laid down but adhered to the mount along the upper edge by adhesive tape and appears sound. A few minor nicks to the sheet in the upper left corner and one small surface abrasion below right of his chin. Some minor, isolated spots of foxing otherwise in good overall condition.
Held in a plaster frame under glass in a green linen mount.
"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
Mondino del Robilante, from a renowned Italian family, was a friend of Nancy Cunard, the British heiress, writer, political activist and muse to many of the 20th century's most distinguished writers and artists. She bought the present work directly from Wyndham Lewis while they were in Venice in 1922.