Lot 154
- 154
Percy Wyndham Lewis
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Percy Wyndham Lewis
- Three Figures, Two Seated, One Standing
- signed and dated 1921.; later amended by the artist to 1929
- pencil, pen and ink, gouache, wash and watercolour
- 31 by 17.5cm.; 12 ¼ by 6¾in.
Provenance
Lord Croft
Austin/Desmond Fine Art, London, where acquired by the present owners in 1990
Austin/Desmond Fine Art, London, where acquired by the present owners in 1990
Exhibited
Leicester Galleries, Paintings and Drawings by Wyndham Lewis, 1937, cat. no.18;
London, Austin/Desmond, Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957), 1990, cat. no.20, illustrated p.30;
London, Fine Art, Design & Antiques Fair Olympia, Wyndham Lewis, 1-6 March 2005, cat. no.WL-063.
Literature
Walter Michel, Wyndham Lewis: Paintings and Drawings, Thames and Hudson, London 1971, cat. no.648 (as Enemy Design).
Condition
The sheet is sound and not laid down but is adhered to the backing with adhesive tape in the upper corners. The sheet is undulating slightly. The text on the reverse of the sheet is slightly visible in the lower half of the work.
The edges of the sheet are slightly discoloured in places. There a few media marks and a tiny speck of foxing lower left. Otherwise the work is in good condition with strong colours throughout, clean and ready to hang.
Held in a metallic painted wood frame under glass.
Please telephone the department on 020 7293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
"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."
"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."
Catalogue Note
The present work is executed on the reverse of a sheet from The Tyro: A Review of the Arts of Painting, Sculpture and Design, edited by Wyndham Lewis (April 1921).