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Jack B. Yeats, R.H.A.
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Jack B. Yeats, R.H.A.
- The Winner
- signed and dated l.r.: JACK B YEATS/ 1892
- watercolour with pen and ink
- 23 by 27cm., 9 by 10½in.
Condition
The sheet appears sound. Not laid down. Some media marks and spots of staining but overall the work appears in good condition.
Held in a simple wood frame under glass with a cream 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
Painted at the age of 21, the present work is an early example of Jack depicting a favourite subject and shows him increasingly sure of his technical abilities. It seems to anticipate the advanced watercolours of the late 1890s which, as Pyle observes, bear similarities with Degas' horse paintings twenty years earlier with the attraction to empty space and oblique angles, for example Waiting, 1897 (private collection).