David Jones

Details

Mervyn Peake (Jiujiang 1911-1968 Burcot)
David Jones
signed and dated 'Peake/1.39.' (lower left) and inscribed 'David Jones' (on the reverse)
pastel
11 x 7¾ in. (28 x 19.5 cm.)

Provenance

Mrs Maeve Peake, from whom purchased by Brian Sewell.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve. 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

The present work is a fine portrait of the artist David Jones, C.H. (1895-1974). Jones was a painter, wood-engraver, poet, and, like Mervyn Peake, an illustrator. His work was exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 1951, and at the Tate in 1954-5 and 1981.

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