EDWARD WADSWORTH, A.R.A. (1889-1949) - photo 1
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EDWARD WADSWORTH, A.R.A. (1889-1949)

Lot 108
19.10.2023 13:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 108 | EDWARD WADSWORTH, A.R.A. (1889-1949)
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£ 40 000 – 60 000
EDWARD WADSWORTH, A.R.A. (1889-1949)

Composition 1930

signed and dated 'E. WADSWORTH 1930' (lower right), inscribed and dated again 'COMPOSITION 1930' (on the reverse)

tempera on linen laid on panel

35 x 25 in. (88.9 x 63.5 cm.)

Painted in 1930.





Provenance

The artist, and by descent to the present owners.



Literature

Éditions Sélection, 'Edward Wadsworth', Seléction Chronique de la Vie Artistique: Cahier XIII, Anvers, 1933, p. 64, illustrated, as 'Composition'.

B. Wadsworth, Edward Wadsworth: A Painter’s Life, Salisbury, 1989, p. 369, no. W/A 125, as 'Screwthread Gauges and Bevel Protractor'.

J. Lewison (ed.), A Genius of Industrial England: Edward Wadsworth 1889-1949, Bradford, 1990, p. 59, no. 103, illustrated, as 'Composition, Screwthread, Gauges and Bevel Protractor'.

J. Black, Edward Wadsworth, Form, Feeling and Calculation: The Complete Paintings and Drawings, London, 2005, pp. 85, 184, no. 273, illustrated, as 'Composition, Screwthread Gauges and Bevel Protractor I'.

Exhibition catalogue, Edward Wadsworth: The Rhythm of Things, Paintings & Drawings, London, Osborne Samuel, 2006, pp. 9, 20, no. 25, illustrated, as 'Composition, Screwthread Gauges and Bevel Protractor I'.



Exhibited

London, Mayor Gallery, Edward Wadsworth Exhibition, November 1933, no. 14.

Brussels, Palais des Expositions, Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Bruxelles de 1935, April - November 1935, no. 779.

Bradford, City Art Gallery, Festival of Britain: Bradford Artists Exhibition 1851-1951, June - August 1951, no. 258, as 'Composition'.

Ayr, Scottish Arts Council, Maclaurin Art Gallery, Ben Nicholson: Still Life and Abstraction, May - June 1985, no. 31, as 'Composition Egg Yellow': this exhibition travelled to Stromness, Pier Arts Centre, June - July 1985; Kirkcaldy, Museum and Art Gallery, August 1985; and Aberdeen, Artspace, September - October 1985.

Bradford, Cartwright Hall, Edward Wadsworth 1889-1949, October 1989 - January 1990, no. 103, as 'Composition, Screwthread, Gauges and Bevel Protractor': this exhibition travelled to London, Camden Art Centre, March - April 1990.

London, Osborne Samuel, Edward Wadsworth: The Rhythm of Things, Paintings & Drawings, September - October 2006, no. 25, as 'Composition, Screwthread Gauges and Bevel Protractor I'.
Applied technique:Painted, Tempera
Art style:Modern art
Genre:Still life
Auction house category:Paintings
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