Graham Sutherland, O.M.

Sir Colin Anderson, London
Lady Anderson
Her sale, Christie's London, 6th March 1987, lot 281, where acquired by a Private Collection, and thence by descent
Their sale, Christie's London, 21st November 2002, lot 135
Crane Kalman Gallery, London
Whitfield Fine Art, London, where acquired by the present owner

British Council, Allied Institutes (details untraced);
London, Rosenberg and Helft, Recent Works of Graham Sutherland, 20th September - 8th October 1938, cat. no.15;
London, The British Institute of Adult Education, Modern Paintings by British Artists, 1942, cat. no.69;
Boston, The Institute of Contemporary Art, Graham Sutherland and Henry Moore: a Loan Exhibition, 2nd - 26th April 1953, cat. no.28, with tour to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, The M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, The Akron Art Institute, Ohio, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Lowe Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida and The Phillip's Gallery, Washington, D.C. (lent by Sir Colin Anderson);
London, Tate, Private Views: Works from the Collections of Twenty Friends of the Tate Gallery, 18th April - 19th May 1963, cat. no.22 (lent by Sir Colin Anderson);
Cardiff, Llandaff Cathedral, Arts Council of Great Britain Welsh Committee Exhibition, Graham Sutherland, Drawings of Wales, 10th June - 15th June 1963, cat. no.11, with tour to David Hughes Old School Building, Beaumaris, St. Mary's Hall, Haverford, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea and The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth;
London, Olympia, Graham Sutherland, 25th February - 2nd March 2003, cat. no.GS-164.

Edward Sackville-West, Graham Sutherland, Penguin, London, 1958, illustrated pl.16.

The sheet has been laid down on board. There are two collaged pieces of paper that have been adhered to the sheet along the left edge, and a further piece in the lower right corner, apparently by the artist. There are losses to the sheet in all but the lower right corner, not visible in the current mount. There are a few scuffs and tears to the edges of the sheet, including along the left edge, in the lower left corner, and along the left of the upper edge. There are a few small tears and scuffs elsewhere. The pigments and the sheet have discoloured, as is made clear by the edges which are covered by the current mount. There are two creases running vertically near the right edge, and a scratch just to the left of these. There are a few scuffs to the central composition and one area of craquelure to the black ink. There are some spots of staining. Held under glass in a gilt frame with a white mount. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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