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John Butler Yeats
Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- John Butler Yeats
- Isabella Pollexfen (later Varley)
- inscribed l.l.: Isabella Pollexfen
- pencil, double-sided
- 16.5 by 21.5cm., 6½ by 8½in.
studies of a mandolin and other figures verso
Condition
Framed under glass in a wooden box frame, double-sided so both sides of the sheet are visible, and held on a wooden base. The sheet appears in good overall condition. Unexamined out of frame.
"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
Isabella Pollexfen was the younger sister of Susan Yeats and herself an artist. In 1876 she met at the Academie Julian in Paris the landscape painter John Varley (1850-1933). They married and had two daughters, Cecilia and Ida. Along with her husband, they became very interested in the occult. They were drawn to Theosophy and were of the Inner Circle who gathered round Madame Blavatsky in London in 1883-4. It was Isabella who sent WBY A. P. Sinnett's Esoteric Buddhism, which was to have a great influence upon him.