拍品 549
  • 549

AUGUSTUS JOHN, O.M., R.A. | Portrait of a Young Woman

估價
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
招標截止

描述

  • Augustus John
  • Portrait of a Young Woman
  • signed, dedicated and dated 1923
  • charcoal on paper
  • 35.5 by 25.5cm.; 14 by 10in.

來源

The Artist, by whom gifted to Dr Jerome Martin Ziegler and thence by descent to the previous owner
Private Collection
Their sale, Bonhams Knightsbridge, 10th March 2015, where acquired by the present owner

Condition

The sheet is secured to the mount with two tabs of adhesive tape at the upper edge. There are two old tabs of adhesive tape on the reverse of sheet from a previous mount. There are two small tears to the sheet at the left edge. There are one or two inconsistencies in the paper. There are a few faint specks of foxing to the sheet. There are some handling marks and slight surface dirt to the sheet. There is some extremely faint evidence of time staining to the sheet. This excepting the work appears to be in good overall condition. The sheet is window mounted and held behind glass in a simple wooden frame. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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