Lot 158
- 158
Percy Wyndham Lewis
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
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Description
- Percy Wyndham Lewis
- The Pillar
- signed with initials
- pen and ink, wash, watercolour and gouache
- 29 by 19.5cm.; 11¼ by 7½in.
- Executed circa 1921-2.
Provenance
Agnes Bedford
Austi🐭n/Desmond Fine Art, London, where acquired by the present owners in 1990
Exhibited
London, Tate Gallery, Wyndham Lewis and Vorticism, 6th July - 19th August 1956, cat. no.85;
London, Austin/Desmond Fine Art, Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957), 1990, cat. no.23, illustrated p.34;
London, Fine Art, Design & Antiques Fair Olympia, Wyndham Lewis, 1st - 6th March 2005, cat. no.WL-068.
London, Austin/Desmond Fine Art, Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957), 1990, cat. no.23, illustrated p.34;
London, Fine Art, Design & Antiques Fair Olympia, Wyndham Lewis, 1st - 6th March 2005, cat. no.WL-068.
Literature
Wyndham Lewis: Retrospective Exhibition, exhibition catalogue, Redfern Gallery, London, May 1949, cat. no.102 (as Pilaster 1929);
Charles Handley-Read, The Art of Wyndham Lewis, Faber and Faber Ltd., London, 1951, illustrated pl.6;
Walter Michel, Wyndham Lewis: Paintings and Drawings, Thames and Hudson, London, 1971, cat. no.504, illustrated pl.79.
Charles Handley-Read, The Art of Wyndham Lewis, Faber and Faber Ltd., London, 1951, illustrated pl.6;
Walter Michel, Wyndham Lewis: Paintings and Drawings, Thames and Hudson, London, 1971, cat. no.504, illustrated pl.79.
Condition
The sheet is sound and has been laid down.
There is a fine diagonal surface scratch near the bottom of the column on the left and there is a tiny surface abrasion just above the column on the left. There are one or two tiny media marks but otherwise the work is in good overall condition, clean and ready to hang.
Held in a metallic painted wood frame with a cream mount under glass.
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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."