Modern British Art
Modern British Art
Duncan Grant
Edward le Bas
Lot Closed
November 23, 04:50 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Duncan Grant
1885 - 1978
Edward le Bas
indistinctly signed d.Grant and dated /42 (upper right)
oil on canvas
unframed: 45.5 by 35cm.; 18 by 13¾in.
framed: 59 by 49cm.; 23¼ by 19¼in.
Executed in 1942.
We are grateful to Richard Shone for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.
Richard Shone, London
Sale, Sotheby's London, 9 November 1988, lot 69, where acquired by the present owner
Sale, Sotheby's London, 9 November 1988, lot 69, where acquired by the present owner
The painting shows the painter Edward le Bas working in the spare bedroom at Charleston. At this time he modelled for Grant for the figure of the Crucified Christ in Berwick Church, East Sussex.