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Percy Wyndham Lewis
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Percy Wyndham Lewis
- What the Sea is Like at Night
- signed and dated 1949.
- pen and ink, watercolour, gouache, pencil, charcoal and coloured chalk
- 56 by 38.5cm.; 22 by 15in.
Provenance
William D. Hutchinson
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
London, Redfern Gallery, Wyndham Lewis: Retrospective Exhibition, May 1949, cat. no.46;
London, Tate Gallery, Wyndham Lewis and Vorticism, 6th July - 19th August 1956, cat. no.113;
London, Austin/Desmond Fine Art, Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957), 1990, cat. no.37, illustrated p.45;
London, Fine Art, Design & Antiques Fair Olympia, Wyndham Lewis, 1st - 6th March 2005, cat. no.WL-069;
Madrid, Fundacion Juan March, Wyndham Lewis, 5th February - 16th May 2010, cat. no.202, illustrated p.292.
London, Tate Gallery, Wyndham Lewis and Vorticism, 6th July - 19th August 1956, cat. no.113;
London, Austin/Desmond Fine Art, Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957), 1990, cat. no.37, illustrated p.45;
London, Fine Art, Design & Antiques Fair Olympia, Wyndham Lewis, 1st - 6th March 2005, cat. no.WL-069;
Madrid, Fundacion Juan March, Wyndham Lewis, 5th February - 16th May 2010, cat. no.202, illustrated p.292.
Literature
Charles Handley-Read, The Art of Wyndham Lewis, Faber and Faber Ltd, London, 1951, p.92, illustrated pl.14;
Walter Michel, Wyndham Lewis: Paintings and Drawings, Thames and Hudson, London, 1971, cat. no.1104;
Richard Humphreys, Wyndham Lewis, Tate Publishing, London 2004, p.74-5, illusrtated pl.58.
Walter Michel, Wyndham Lewis: Paintings and Drawings, Thames and Hudson, London, 1971, cat. no.1104;
Richard Humphreys, Wyndham Lewis, Tate Publishing, London 2004, p.74-5, illusrtated pl.58.
Condition
The sheet is sound and not laid down but is adhered to the backing in the corners. There are artist's pinholes in the corners.
The bottom edge is very slightly discoloured and there appear to be a few tiny very minor scattered specks of staining to the sheet. Otherwise the work is in good overall condition with strong colours throughout, clean and ready to hang.
Held in a painted metallic wood frame under glass with a cream mount.
Please telephone the department on 020 7293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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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."
Catalogue Note
'In the greatly stylized image of the Ocean, semi-human animals plunge and obtrude themselves as if they had their way into this from another dimension' (Wyndham Lewis, quoted in the Tate Gallery exhibition catalogue, op. cit., 1956, p.21).