ID 1176628
Lot 190 | WYNDHAM LEWIS (1882-1957)
Estimate value
£ 6 000 – 8 000
Violet Schiff
signed and dated 'Wyndham Lewis. 1920.' (lower right)
pencil on paper
16 x 10 ½ in. (40.8 x 26 cm.)
Executed in 1920.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by Oscar Raymond Drey, and by descent to the present owners.
Literature
W. Michel, Wyndham Lewis: Paintings and Drawings, London, 1971, p. 372, no. 393, pl. 43, as 'Girl Seated'.
Exhibited
London, Tate Gallery, Wyndham Lewis and Vorticism, July - August 1956, no. 66, as 'Girl Seated in a Chair Cross-Legged'.
Further details
We are very grateful to Professor Paul Edwards for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.
| Applied technique: | Pencil |
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| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Israel, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Applied technique: | Pencil |
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| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Israel, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Address of auction |
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