Lot 61
  • 61

Paul Nash

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description

  • Paul Nash
  • Orchard At Madams, Summer Study
  • signed
  • watercolour and chalk on paper
  • 38 by 56cm.; 15 by 22in.
  • Executed in 1941.

Provenance

Dr Claude Spiers, London, 1944
Leicester Galleries, London
Sale, Christie's London, 17th November 2006, lot 15, where acquired by the present owner

Exhibited

London, Leicester Galleries, Paul Nash, October 1941 (details untraced).

Literature

Andrew Causey, Paul Nash, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1980, p.456, cat. no.1083.

Condition

The sheet is sound. The sheet is attached to the mounting card with adhesive tape around the edges on the reverse. There are four Artist's pin holes, one in each quadrant. Subject to the above the work is in excellent overall condition, with strong and fresh colours throughout. The work is window mounted and held in a simple wood frame under glass. Please telephone the department on +44 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present lot.
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