Lot 41
  • 41

JACK B. YEATS, R.H.A. | Draw on Him now

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • Jack B. Yeats, R.H.A.
  • Draw on Him now
  • titled, signed and dated c.r.: Jack. B. Yeats/ August 1902; also inscribed I am the man that drew the two of ye/ and I'm the man that came from America to hear you say the same/ I'm the man that buried Raftery/ I'm the man that held the candle
  • watercolour with pen and ink
  • 29 by 22.5cm., 11½ by 8¾in.

Provenance

Hamilton Osborne King, Dublin, 1994

Condition

The sheet appears to be sound, slightly discoloured; otherwise the work appears in good overall condition. Held in a simple gilt frame with a cream mount under glass. Unexamined out of frame. Would benefit from changing the acidic mount.
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