ID 1362817
Lot 9 | MAXWELL ARMFIELD, R.W.S. (1881-1972)
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
Preparatory sketch for the portrait of Percy Grainger, 1960
pencil, squared for transfer, on tracing paper
11 5/8 x 9 5/8 in. (29.5 x 24.5 cm.)
Provenance
Alexander Ballard.
with The Fine Art Society, London, 1974, from where acquired by the late Barry Humphries.
| Artist: | Maxwell Ashby Armfield (1881 - 1972) |
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| Applied technique: | Pencil |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Artist: | Maxwell Ashby Armfield (1881 - 1972) |
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| Applied technique: | Pencil |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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