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Percy Wyndham Lewis
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Percy Wyndham Lewis
- Peeping Jill
- signed with initials and dated 1932.
- pencil and watercolour
- 31 by 19.5cm.; 12¼ by 17¾in.
Provenance
Mercury Gallery, London, where acquired by the present owner, 16th January 1979
Condition
The sheet is not laid down, but is adhered to the mount via two hinge strips at the top edge, with a deckled right hand edge. There are two tiny pin holes visible; the first to the centre of the bottom edge, and the second to the extreme left hand lower edge.
There is minor surface dirt and staining to the sheet, most visible in the lines of time staining surrounding the extreme edges and in place of the two hinges in the upper corners. This excepting the work appears in good overall condition.
Housed in a thin metal strip frame, set within a linen mount, behind glass.
Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
"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."