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REYNOLDS, 'LOSSIEMOUTH MYTHS: THE FACE AT THE WINDOW', INK AND BODYCOLOUR, 1930
Estimate
700 - 900 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Frank Reynolds
- ‘Lossiemouth Myths: The Face at the Window’
267 by 216mm., pen and ink with bodycolour, signed, inscribed with title below mount, mounted, framed and glazed
Provenance
EXHIBITED:
‘The Illustrators. The British Art of Illustration 1837-2011’, Chris Beetles Gallery,
November 2011-January 2012, no 152
‘The Illustrators. The British Art of Illustration 1837-2011’, Chris Beetles Gallery,
November 2011-January 2012, no 152
Literature
Punch, 8 January 1930, page 31
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
Born the illegitimate son of a farm labourer and a housemaid in Lossiemouth, Scotland, Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937) became Prime Minister of a minority Labour government in 1929. In a relatively strong parliamentary position, MacDonald was able to raise unemployment pay, pass a housing act focusing on slum clearances and also passed the Coal Mines Bill. This bill, published on 12 December 1929 proposed to reduce miners’ working hours from eight to seven and a half a day and to introduce a national board to protect wages. However, the bill contained no measures designed to rationalise the coal mining industry. Liberal leader Lloyd George encouraged his party to vote partly for, partly against the bill while some Liberals abstained, in an attempt to goad MacDonald’s government into making concessions towards rationalisation.