Lot Essay
The present work was executed in 1939 (mis-dated by the artist as 1936), when Sutherland and his wife stayed with Kenneth Clark and his wife at Upton House, Gloucestershire.
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Quarry Water and Woods
Details
Graham Sutherland, O.M. (1903-1982)
Quarry Water and Woods
signed with initials, inscribed and dated 'Chavenase Rd. Quarry water & woods. Dec. 16th '36. Ist drawing at Upton House GS' (lower left)
black ink and wash
3½ x 5in. (9 x 13 cm.)
Executed in 1939.
Quarry Water and Woods
signed with initials, inscribed and dated 'Chavenase Rd. Quarry water & woods. Dec. 16th '36. Ist drawing at Upton House GS' (lower left)
black ink and wash
3½ x 5in. (9 x 13 cm.)
Executed in 1939.
Provenance
Lord Clark of Saltwood, O.M., C.H., K.C.B.
His sale; Sotheby's, London, 27 June 1984, lot 52.
His sale; Sotheby's, London, 27 June 1984, lot 52.
Literature
M. Secrest & K. Clark, A Biography, London, 1984, pp. 148 - 149.
Exhibited
London, Graham Sutherland, Olympia Loan Exhibition, February - March 2003, no. GS 195.
Special notice
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