ID 922543
Lot 38 | CHRISTOPHER WOOD (1901-1930)
Estimate value
£ 200 000 – 300 000
St Ives, Cornwall
signed and indistinctly dated 'Christopher Wood/28' (lower left)
oil on board
16 x 21 7/8 in. (40.6 x 55.6 cm.)
Painted in 1928.
Provenance
with Redfern Gallery, London, where purchased by Admiral Sir Charles Lambe, in October 1935, and by descent.
Their sale; Sotheby's, London, 15 December 2010, lot 21.
with Richard Green, London, where purchased by the present owner in February 2012.
Literature
E. Newton, Christopher Wood, London, 1938, p. 73, no. 307.
Exhibited
London, New Burlington Galleries, Christopher Wood: Exhibition of Complete Works, March - April 1938, no. 147.
London, Redfern Gallery, Christopher Wood: First Retrospective Exhibition Since 1938, April - May 1959, no. 19.
London, Redfern Gallery, Christopher Wood, November 1965, no. 21.
Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Christopher Wood: Paintings, June - July 1966, no. 9.
Special Notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Artist: | John Christopher Wood (1901 - 1930) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil, Painted |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Genre: | Cityscape |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Artist: | John Christopher Wood (1901 - 1930) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil, Painted |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Genre: | Cityscape |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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