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Jack Butler Yeats, R.H.A.
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Jack Butler Yeats, R.H.A.
- James Flaunty as The Terror of the Western Seas
- titled l.c. and signed with monogram l.r.; also inscribed and dated on the reverse: Cairlean na Seitmide/ strete/ Devon./ MARCH 20th 1902
- pen and ink, watercolour and cut-out collage
- 25 by 18cm., 9¾ by 7¾in.
- Executed in 1902.
Provenance
Dawson Gallery, Dublin, where purchased by mother of present owner in 1974
Condition
The sheet has not been laid down and undulates/cockles slightly. There is some surface dirt and faint foxing marks visible in the sky.
Framed under glass and 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
The present work relates to the first and most successful of Jack Butler Yeats' miniature plays, James Flaunty, or, The Terror of the Western Seas, published by Elkin Matthews in London in 1901. Set in the seaport on the coast of west Africa, it involves pirates, treachery, gallantry and shootings.
In a letter to his sister Lily, dated 21 March 1902, Yeats may have been referring to the present work when he wrote, 'The other night I made a trial picture (you know those weird old fashioned theatrical portraits where they cut pieces out and put real velvet &c in) of James Flaunty...when I did it I felt it was truly lovely...he has a black velvet shadowy hat a green tinsel jacket. crimson velvet breeks and a silver painted pistol and shining sword...' (quoted in Bruce Arnold, Jack Yeats, 1998, pp.96-97).