Property from a Private British Collection
AUGUSTUS JOHN, R.A. | WOMAN AND CHILDREN AMONG TREES; YOUNG CHILD IN A HEADSCARF
Auction Closed
March 17, 04:17 PM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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Property from a Private British Collection
AUGUSTUS JOHN, R.A.
1878-1961
WOMAN AND CHILDREN AMONG TREES; YOUNG CHILD IN A HEADSCARF
one: pen and ink and wash on paper; the other: pencil on paper
(2)
one: 24.5 by 32cm.; 9¾ by 12½in.; the other: 28 by 21.5cm.; 11 by 8½in.
Acquired by the Grandfather of the present owner and thence by descent
Women and Children Among Trees is one a number of drawings which relates to John's large-scale mural, Lyric Fantasy, (c.1913-14) in the collection of the Tate.