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Woman in the Tent
Details
AUGUSTUS JOHN, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)
Woman in the Tent
oil on canvas
21 ¼ x 17 in. (54 x 43.2 cm.)
Painted 1905.
Woman in the Tent
oil on canvas
21 ¼ x 17 in. (54 x 43.2 cm.)
Painted 1905.
Provenance
The Hon. Evan Morgan, Viscount Tredegar, by 1932, and by descent to The Hon. John Morgan, by 1954.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 13 November 1987, lot 294, where acquired for the present collection.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 13 November 1987, lot 294, where acquired for the present collection.
Literature
Colour Magazine, Vol. 4, June 1916, p. 167, illustrated.
M. Easton and M. Holroyd, The Art of Augustus John, London, 1974, p. 114.
M. Easton and M. Holroyd, The Art of Augustus John, London, 1974, p. 114.
Exhibited
possibly London, New English Art Club, Winter 1906, as 'In the Tent'.
Venice, XVIII Biennale, 1932.
London, Royal Academy, Augustus John, March - June 1954, no. 339.
London, Pyms Gallery, Life and Landscape: In French, British and Irish Painting at the Turn of the Century, May - June 1991, pp. 40-41, no. 15, illustrated.
Venice, XVIII Biennale, 1932.
London, Royal Academy, Augustus John, March - June 1954, no. 339.
London, Pyms Gallery, Life and Landscape: In French, British and Irish Painting at the Turn of the Century, May - June 1991, pp. 40-41, no. 15, illustrated.
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