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John Butler Yeats
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- John Butler Yeats
- Sketches of Family Life
- variously inscribed
- variously pencil, watercolour, pen and ink and wash
- largest 19.5 by 21cm., 7¾ by 8¼in.
including depictions of W.B. Yeats as a baby and child; W.B Yeats and Lily Yeats together; another of Jack Yeats and Susan Yeats; the children listening to a story from their mother titled Winter; an unfinished watercolour of Susan and one of the daughters
Literature
William M. Murphy, Family Secrets, William Butler Yeats and his Relatives, Syracuse University Press, New York, 1995, fig.12, p.30 (WBY seated at desk);
William M. Murphy, Prodigal Father: The Life of John Butler Yeats, Cornelll University Press, Ithaca and London, 1978, illustrated p.46 (WBY as a Baby);
William M. Murphy, The Yeats Family and the Pollexfens of Sligo, Dolmen Press, Dublin, 1971, illustrated no.4 (WBY as a Baby);
R. F. Foster, W. B. Yeats, A Life, Oxford University Press, 1998, illustrated pl.1, p.161 (WBY as a Baby)
William M. Murphy, Prodigal Father: The Life of John Butler Yeats, Cornelll University Press, Ithaca and London, 1978, illustrated p.46 (WBY as a Baby);
William M. Murphy, The Yeats Family and the Pollexfens of Sligo, Dolmen Press, Dublin, 1971, illustrated no.4 (WBY as a Baby);
R. F. Foster, W. B. Yeats, A Life, Oxford University Press, 1998, illustrated pl.1, p.161 (WBY as a Baby)
Condition
Each work has been executed on sketchbook paper and extracted. Some signs of age but they have not been laid down and appear in good condition overall. Held in cream mounts. The sketch of 'W.B. Yeats as a baby' is the only work also held in a frame.
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"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."