Lucien Pissarro

A gift from the artist to S.L. Bensusan
Mrs M. Hodson
Sale, Christie's, London, 21 May 1965, lot 176
Private Collection, U.K.

London, Leicester Galleries, Summer Exhibition, 1936, no.60;
Aberdeen, Aberdeen Artist's Association, Works by Modern Masters, November 1937 – January 1938, no.104;
Bolton, Bolton Art Gallery, Summer Exhibition, 1939, no.3;
London, Royal Academy, Summer Exhibition, 1940, no.37;
Brighton, Public Gallery, Autumn Exhibition, April - May 1942, no.38;
London, Leicester Galleries, Three Generations of Pissarro, June 1943, no.55;
London, Ben Uri Gallery, Opening Exhibition, January - February 1944, no.116.

Western Morning News, Plymouth, 4 May 1940, letter from the artist;
Anne Thorold, A catalogue of the oil paintings of Lucien Pissarro, Athelney Books, London 1983, no.524, p.220, illustrated.

The canvas is in good original condition. The paint surface is in good overall condition. There is no sign of retouching under ultra-violet light. Held in a gilded composition frame. Please telephone the department on 020 7293 5381 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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In June 1936 Lucien Pissarro stayed at Reeds Barn, Hawkchurch, near Axminster in Devon.