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Circle of Joseph Wright of Derby, A.R.A.
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- Circle of Joseph Wright of Derby, A.R.A.
- A young artist holding a lighted candle, inspecting a model of a crouching Venus
- oil on canvas
Catalogue Note
A extended version of this composition, showing more of the boys legs and of the of the base of the table, was sold at Christie's from the collection of Lord Aberdare on the 3 June 1931, lot 154, as Joseph Wright of Derby. The painting was purchased from Christie's by 'Thomson', and was later exhibited in Derby in 1934, no. 48.