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Walter Richard Sickert, A.R.A.
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- Walter Richard Sickert, A.R.A.
- Self Portrait with Blind Fiddler
- signed
- oil on canvas
- 66 by 41cm.; 26 by 16in.
- Executed circa 1929.
Provenance
Sale, Christie's London, 26th July 1957, lot 109
Mr Malcolm Young
Roland, Browse and Delbanco, London, where acquired by a Private Collection in 1964, and thence by descent
Mr Malcolm Young
Roland, Browse and Delbanco, London, where acquired by a Private Collection in 1964, and thence by descent
Exhibited
London, Roland, Browse and Delbanco, Sickert 1860-1942, March - April 1960, cat. no.35, illustrated;
London, Tate, Sickert. Paintings and Drawings, 18th May - 19th June 1960, cat. no.175, with Arts Council tour to Southampton Art Gallery and Bradford City Art Gallery.
London, Tate, Sickert. Paintings and Drawings, 18th May - 19th June 1960, cat. no.175, with Arts Council tour to Southampton Art Gallery and Bradford City Art Gallery.
Literature
Lillian Browse, Sickert, Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1960, illustrated pl.93;
Wendy Baron, Sickert, Phaidon, London, 1973, cat. no.405;
Wendy Baron, Sickert, Paintings and Drawings, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 2006, cat. no.694, illustrated p.525.
Wendy Baron, Sickert, Phaidon, London, 1973, cat. no.405;
Wendy Baron, Sickert, Paintings and Drawings, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 2006, cat. no.694, illustrated p.525.
Condition
Oil on original canvas. There are some areas of craquelure scattered across the composition with some small flecks of paint loss in the upper left corner and another single fleck at the centre of the canvas. There is some light surface dirt across the picture and evidence of a surface bloom in the fiddler's coat.
Ultraviolet light reveals no obvious signs of florescence or retouching.
The work is presented in an ornate gilt frame.
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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."
"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
We are grateful to Wendy Baron to her kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.
The present work is based on a photograph (reproduced in ibid., Baron 2006) of Sickert in his Highbury Place studio in Islington.
The present work is based on a photograph (reproduced in ibid., Baron 2006) of Sickert in his Highbury Place studio in Islington.