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Edmund Dulac.
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description
- Edmund Dulac
- "The Bells"
- INK AND WATERCOLOUR DRAWING ON PAPER/BOARD
374 by 270mm., ink and watercolour drawing, signed and dated lower right, mounted, framed and glazed
Provenance
Leicester Galleries, November - December 1912, number 3 or 11 or 14
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"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."
"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
The third, of three, colour plates to illustrate Edgar Allan Poe's poem, 'The Bells' and reproduced within The Bells and other poems (Hodder and Stoughton, 1912). The illustration, which is dated 1912, accompanies the text:
They are neither man nor woman -
They are neither brute not human -
They are Ghouls:
And their king it is who tolls