Made in Britain
Made in Britain
Augustus John, R.A.
Women Gossiping
Lot Closed
March 14, 02:45 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Augustus John
1878 - 1961
Women Gossiping
ink on paper
unframed (sheet): 56 by 39cm.; 22 by 15½in.
framed: 70 by 52.5cm.; 27½ by 20¾in.
Executed in 1915.
Sale, Christie's London, 10 June 1983, lot 32, where acquired by the present owner
‘Gossiping Women’ would have been sketched in Galway in 1915. John made many sketches of barefoot women and girls during his time in Galway, often shawled from the head down. These are known as ‘Galway Peasants', and there are other 'Gossips’.