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SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN | Untitled (Rabindranath Tagore)
估價
800 - 1,200 GBP
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描述
- Untitled (Rabindranath Tagore)
- Signed and dated 'W. R. aug 1912' and inscribed in Bengali lower right of print Further inscribed in pencil 'Drawing made at Oakridge, in Alfred Powell's work room. / There the first proofs of the six drawings to my dear Stopford Brooke with all my love - W. Rothenstein / The Four Winds, Oct 13-15' lower right of folio
- Offset lithograph
- Print: 28.4 x 21.3 cm. (11 ⅛ x 8 ⅜ in.); Folio: 38.1 x 28 cm. (15 x 11 in.)
- Executed circa 1912
來源
Bloomsbury Auctions, 4 November 2010, part lot 527
展覽
London, Nehru Centre, Rabindranath Tagore’s Influence on Modern Indian Art, 7 October 2011
Condition
There are some spots of foxing visible throughout with a larger area of staining to the right of the head. The paper has yellowed due to age and small creases are present in the corners. In good overall condition, as viewed.
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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."
拍品資料及來源
William Rothenstein was an English painter, printmaker, draughtsman, lecturer, and writer on art. While his repertoire ranged from landscapes to representations of Jewish synagogues, he is best known for portraits of famous people. His works can be found in National Portrait Gallery collection as well as the Tate Gallery in London. Rothenstein served as Principal at the Royal College of Art from 1920 to 1935. Along with luminaries such as Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy, E. B. Havell, and Christiana Herringham, he was also a key figure in the formation of the India Society – an institution shaped to bring attention to Indian art, in its many forms, to audiences in Britain and the world.
Rothenstein first went to India in 1910 where he met Rabindranath Tagore in Calcutta. When Tagore visited London in 1912, Tagore spent considerable time at Rothenstein's house in Hampstead, North London. Rothenstein introduced him to the crème de la crème of the literary circles there. He arranged a reading where W.B. Yeats read Tagore’s poems in front of a distinguished audience including Ezra Pound, George Bernard Shaw, May Sinclair, H.G. Wells and Ernest Rhys. Rothenstein advised the India Society to publish Tagore's Gitanjali in 1912, which subsequently won him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913. Rothenstein is known to have sketched Tagore many times.
He remained an active member of the India Society in his lifetime; Indian art was an influence on his own paintings, and he was a key figure at memorial meetings for Tagore in 1941. He was knighted in 1931 and died in 1945.
Rothenstein first went to India in 1910 where he met Rabindranath Tagore in Calcutta. When Tagore visited London in 1912, Tagore spent considerable time at Rothenstein's house in Hampstead, North London. Rothenstein introduced him to the crème de la crème of the literary circles there. He arranged a reading where W.B. Yeats read Tagore’s poems in front of a distinguished audience including Ezra Pound, George Bernard Shaw, May Sinclair, H.G. Wells and Ernest Rhys. Rothenstein advised the India Society to publish Tagore's Gitanjali in 1912, which subsequently won him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913. Rothenstein is known to have sketched Tagore many times.
He remained an active member of the India Society in his lifetime; Indian art was an influence on his own paintings, and he was a key figure at memorial meetings for Tagore in 1941. He was knighted in 1931 and died in 1945.