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JACK B. YEATS, R.H.A. | Seals, Tawin (County Galway)
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Jack B. Yeats, R.H.A.
- Seals, Tawin (County Galway)
- signed l.l.: JACK B YEATS
- oil on panel
- 23 by 35.5cm., 9 by 14in.
- Painted in 1920.
Provenance
Sold through Leo Smith, Dublin, to Harold Osterberg, Danish Consul General in 1944;
Agnew & Sons, London;
Sotheby's, London, 3 November 1981, lot 1656
Agnew & Sons, London;
Sotheby's, London, 3 November 1981, lot 1656
Exhibited
Dublin, Stephen's Green Gallery, Drawings and Paintings of Life in the West of Ireland, 19 February - 4 March 1921;
Dublin, National College of Art, National Loan Exhibition, June - July 1945
Dublin, National College of Art, National Loan Exhibition, June - July 1945
Literature
Hilary Pyle, Jack B. Yeats, Catalogue Raisonne of the Oil Paintings, Dublin, 1992, Vol.I, no.132, p.116
Condition
The panel appears to be sound and the work in good overall condition. Ultraviolet light reveals some retouchings to the left upper and right edges, also a small few areas in the sky. Held in a gilt plaster frame, ready to hang.
"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
Yeats spent a month in the summer of 1920 on the island of Tawin in Galway Bay. He wrote to John Quinn on 17 November 1920: 'No part...is more than about fifty feet above high water mark. To be on it was like being on a raft. When the sun was shining the little rocks and green fields glistened.' (New York Public Library). The seals are visible in the background.