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Duncan Grant
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Description
- Duncan Grant
- Still Life, Tulips (Charleston)
- signed and dated 36.
- oil on canvas
- 61 by 51cm.; 24 by 20in.
Exhibited
London, Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd, Recent Work by Duncan Grant, November - December 1937, cat. no.6 or 25.
Condition
The canvas has been relined.
There is very minor surface dirt, but this excepting the work appears in good overall condition.
Ultraviolet light reveals areas of fluorescence throughout the work, including a large area to the centre of the right hand edge, in amongst the flowers and to the green pigment to the right of the flowers. Some of which may correspond to the artists pigments.
Housed in a thick, dark wooden frame.
Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
"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
The present work was probably painted at Charleston in early May 1936, soon after Grant's long, April visit to Spain. The picture behind the flowers is a watercolour Boatsby Georges Rouault which Vanessa Bell owned and was subsequently sold by Angelica Garnett. The white coffee pot is one of a pair bought in Italy which is still at Charleston in the sitting room; and the chest of drawers is Italian, bought in Rome in 1920 and now in Grant’s studio at Charleston; it features in many paintings.
We are grateful to Richard Shone for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.