Portrait of Edward Verrall Lucas (1868-1938), seated three-quarter-length, in a grey suit and tie, with a map of Europe

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Sir Herbert James Gunn, R.A. (1893-1964)
Portrait of Edward Verrall Lucas (1868-1938), seated three-quarter-length, in a grey suit and tie, with a map of Europe
oil on canvas
50 x 40 in. (127 x 101.6 cm.)

Provenance

The estate of the artist.

Special notice

Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

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Lot Essay

Edward Verrall Lucas was a prolific essayist, biographer and author, whose books included the seminal Life of Charles Lamb, 1905, and short books on painters such as Vermeer and Constable. Lucas once remarked of the painters he praised: 'I know very little about pictures, but I like to write about them for the benefit of those who know less.' His easy and accessible introductions helped broaden the cultural horizons for a great number of readers, and liberated the language of the critic from undue pedantry and affectation.

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