Lot 102
  • 102

David Jones

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • David Jones
  • Out tide
  • signed and dated 31; also signed, titled, dated 1931, and inscribed on the reverse
  • pencil and watercolour

  • 62 by 49.5cm.; 24¼ by 19½in.

Provenance

The Redfern Gallery, London
Wilfrid A. Evill, by whom bequeathed to Honor Frost in 1963

Exhibited

London, Redfern Gallery, David Jones, 28th September - 21st October 1950, cat. no.121;
Aberystwyth, The National Library of Wales, David Jones: Paintings, Drawings and Engravings, 24th July - 21st August 1954, cat. no.33, with Arts Council Tour to The National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, and The Tate Gallery, London;
London, The Home of Wilfrid A. Evill, Contemporary Art Society, Pictures, Drawings, Water Colours and Sculpture, April - May 1961, (part III- section 3) cat. no.13;
Brighton, Brighton Art Gallery, The Wilfrid Evill Memorial Exhibition, June - August 1965, cat. no. 77.

Condition

The sheet is sound, slightly undulating, and has not been laid down. All but the top edge are deckled. There are artist's pinholes in all but the upper right corner. There is a speck of foxing in the sky and the sheet is slightly discoloured around the edges. Otherwise the work is in good overall condition. Held under glass in a dilt plaster frame with a beige mount. Please telephone the department on 020 7293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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