Gondola

Details

DUNCAN GRANT (1885-1978)
Gondola
signed and inscribed 'D. Grant/ Charleston/ Firle' (on the reverse)
oil on paper laid on board
22 x 15 ¼ in. (55.8 x 38.7 cm.)

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by Sir Stephen Spender (1909-1995), and thence by descent.
A gift from Lizzie Spender to the late Barry Humphries.

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Please note the medium of this lot is 'oil on paper laid on board' and not as stated in the printed catalogue.

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Benedict Winter Associate Director, Specialist

Lot Essay

Duncan Grant made multiple visits to Venice throughout the first half of the twentieth century, including when representing Britain at the Biennales of 1926 and 1932. The current work probably dates to his visits between 1948 and 1957.

We are grateful to Richard Shone for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.

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