Lot 143
- 143
Percy Wyndham Lewis
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description
- Percy Wyndham Lewis
- Hero's Dream
- signed with initials and dated 1925.
- watercolour, pen and ink, ink wash and collage
- 30.5 by 20.5cm.; 12 by 8in.
Provenance
Curtis Moffat
Shearsby
Professor Colin Renfrew
Austin/Desmond Fine Art, London, where acquired by the present&🐠nbsp;owners in 1990
Exhibited
Manchester, City Art Gallery, Wyndham Lewis, 1st October - 15th November 1980, cat. no.99, illustrated p.96, with tour to National Museum of Wales, and City Art Centre, Edinburgh;
London, Austin/Desmond Fine Art, Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957), 1990, cat. no.24, illustrated p.35;
London, Fine Art, Design & Antiques Fair Olympia, Wyndham Lewis, 1st - 6th March 2005;
Madrid, Fundacion Juan March, Wyndham Lewis, 5th February - 16th May 2010, cat. no.115, illustrated pp.93 and 209.
London, Austin/Desmond Fine Art, Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957), 1990, cat. no.24, illustrated p.35;
London, Fine Art, Design & Antiques Fair Olympia, Wyndham Lewis, 1st - 6th March 2005;
Madrid, Fundacion Juan March, Wyndham Lewis, 5th February - 16th May 2010, cat. no.115, illustrated pp.93 and 209.
Literature
Wyndham Lewis, 'A World Art and Tradition,' Drawing and Design, February 1929, illustrated;
Wyndham Lewis, Blasting and Bombardiering, 1937, illustrated (as Dawn in Erewhon);
Wyndham Lewis, Rude Assignment, 1950, illustrated (as The Dream of Hamilcar);
Walter Michel, Wyndham Lewis: Paintings and Drawings, Thames and Hudson, London, 1971, cat. no.614, illustrated pl.86;
Paul Edwards, Wyndham Lewis: Painter and Writer, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2000, p.365-6, 370, illustrated fig.197 (as Dawn in Erewhon).
Wyndham Lewis, Blasting and Bombardiering, 1937, illustrated (as Dawn in Erewhon);
Wyndham Lewis, Rude Assignment, 1950, illustrated (as The Dream of Hamilcar);
Walter Michel, Wyndham Lewis: Paintings and Drawings, Thames and Hudson, London, 1971, cat. no.614, illustrated pl.86;
Paul Edwards, Wyndham Lewis: Painter and Writer, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2000, p.365-6, 370, illustrated fig.197 (as Dawn in Erewhon).
Condition
The sheet is sound and not laid down, but is adhered to the backing with adhesive tape in the right corners.
The sheet is cockling and there are some inherent wrinkles and creases, mainly to the left edge. There is a possible repaired tear measuring approximately 2cm in length to the centre of the bottom edge and a tiny tear measuring 2mm in length to the centre of the top edge. One of the corners of the collage far right is lifting slightly.
The sheet may be slightly discoloured and there are a few specks of foxing, mainly about the cream coloured edges, however there are vibrant colours throughout.
Held in a painted wood frame under glass with a cream mount.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."