The Estate of the Artist
Anthony d'Offay, London
Davis & Langdale Company, New York, where acquired by Catherine Auchincloss in 1983

New York, Davis & Langdale Company, English Watercolors, 9th - 30th November 1983, cat. no.28.

Cecily Langdale, Gwen John: With a Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings and a Selection of the Drawings, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1987, cat. no.319, illustrated pl.360.

The sheet is adhered to the mount with a tab of adhesive tape in each upper corner. The sheet undulates very slightly, most apparent at the edges and only evident upon close inspection. There are a couple of very faint creases at the lower edge just to the right of centre. There is possibly one very small area of faint rubbing towards the right edge near the centre, only visible upon very close inspection. Subject to the above, the work appears to be in very good overall condition. The work is flount mounted and held behind plexiglass in a painted and gilt composite frame. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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We are grateful to Cecily Langdale for her kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.