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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE HON. PATRICK AND LADY AMABEL LINDSAY
AUGUSTUS JOHN, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)
The Way Down to the Sea
Details
AUGUSTUS JOHN, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)
The Way Down to the Sea
oil on canvas
79 x 67 in. (200.7 x 170.3 cm.)
Painted in 1909-11.
The Way Down to the Sea
oil on canvas
79 x 67 in. (200.7 x 170.3 cm.)
Painted in 1909-11.
Provenance
Mrs Frida Strindberg, 1911-12.
John Quinn, New York, 1913.
John F. Maguire, 1924, and by descent.
A bequest from the above to Lamont Art Gallery, Phillips Exeter Academy, New Hampshire, in 1937.
Their sale; Christie's, London, 8 June 1979, lot 39, where purchased by the Hon. Patrick Lindsay (1928-1986).
John Quinn, New York, 1913.
John F. Maguire, 1924, and by descent.
A bequest from the above to Lamont Art Gallery, Phillips Exeter Academy, New Hampshire, in 1937.
Their sale; Christie's, London, 8 June 1979, lot 39, where purchased by the Hon. Patrick Lindsay (1928-1986).
Literature
G.P. Du Bois, 'The Armory Show', Vogue, 1913.
'Matters of Art', New York Tribune, 9 March 1913, p. 5, illustrated.
C. Brinton, 'Evolution Not Revolution in Art', The International Studio, Vol. 69, No. 194, April 1913, p. 30, illustrated.
W.D. MacColl, 'The International Exhibition of Modern Art - An Impression', The Forum, Vol. 50, July 1913, p. 26.
F. Watson (ed.), The John Quinn Collection of Paintings, Watercolours, Drawings and Sculpture, Huntingdon, 1926, pp. 18, 144, illustrated.
'Whole of John Quinn Collection Announced for Sale Piece Meal', Art News, Vol. 24, 2 January 1926, p. 243, illustrated.
R. Cortissoz, 'The John Quinn Collection and Other Episodes', New York Herald Tribune, 17 January 1926, p. 10.
F.J. Gregg, 'Europe Raids the John Quinn Collection', The Independent, Vol. 116, 27 January 1926, illustrated on the cover.
H.A. Read, 'The John Quinn Memorial Exhibition', Art Center Bulletin, Vol. 4, 27 January 1926, illustrated on the cover.
L. Kalonyme, 'Arts Spring Flowers', Arts and Decoration, Vol. 24, April 1926, p. 47, illustrated.
H. McBride, 'Impressive Exhibition of the Portraits of Augustus John at the Anderson Galleries', New York Sun, 21 January 1928, p. 10, illustrated.
E.C. Carey, 'Personality and Abstraction in the Art Galleries, The Work of Augustus John', New York Times, 21 January 1928, p. 10, illustrated.
'Augustus E. John Makes American Debut', New York World, 22 January 1928, p. 14, illustrated.
F. Watson, 'New York Exhibitions - Augustus John', The Arts, Vol. 13, February 1928, p. 113.
M.W. Brown, The Story of the Armory Show, New York, 1962, p. 254, no. 526, illustrated.
P.H. Bonner, Jr. (ed.), The World In Vogue, London, 1963, p. 67, illustrated.
N. Rockefeller, 'Back to the 69th Regiment Armory', Art in America, February 1963, pp. 51, 59, illustrated.
M. Easton and M. Holroyd, The Art of Augustus John, London, 1974, p. 213.
M.J. Strauss, Cruel Banquet: The Life and Loves of Frida Strindberg, New York, 2000, pp. xi, 138, 170-171, 173-175, 238, illustrated.
E. Rowan, An Elusive Tradition: Art and Society in Wales, 1870-1950, Cardiff, 2002, pp. 83-84.
D. Boyd Haycock, exhibition catalogue, Augustus John & the First Crisis of Brilliance, London, Piano Nobile, 2024, n.p., fig. 1.
'Matters of Art', New York Tribune, 9 March 1913, p. 5, illustrated.
C. Brinton, 'Evolution Not Revolution in Art', The International Studio, Vol. 69, No. 194, April 1913, p. 30, illustrated.
W.D. MacColl, 'The International Exhibition of Modern Art - An Impression', The Forum, Vol. 50, July 1913, p. 26.
F. Watson (ed.), The John Quinn Collection of Paintings, Watercolours, Drawings and Sculpture, Huntingdon, 1926, pp. 18, 144, illustrated.
'Whole of John Quinn Collection Announced for Sale Piece Meal', Art News, Vol. 24, 2 January 1926, p. 243, illustrated.
R. Cortissoz, 'The John Quinn Collection and Other Episodes', New York Herald Tribune, 17 January 1926, p. 10.
F.J. Gregg, 'Europe Raids the John Quinn Collection', The Independent, Vol. 116, 27 January 1926, illustrated on the cover.
H.A. Read, 'The John Quinn Memorial Exhibition', Art Center Bulletin, Vol. 4, 27 January 1926, illustrated on the cover.
L. Kalonyme, 'Arts Spring Flowers', Arts and Decoration, Vol. 24, April 1926, p. 47, illustrated.
H. McBride, 'Impressive Exhibition of the Portraits of Augustus John at the Anderson Galleries', New York Sun, 21 January 1928, p. 10, illustrated.
E.C. Carey, 'Personality and Abstraction in the Art Galleries, The Work of Augustus John', New York Times, 21 January 1928, p. 10, illustrated.
'Augustus E. John Makes American Debut', New York World, 22 January 1928, p. 14, illustrated.
F. Watson, 'New York Exhibitions - Augustus John', The Arts, Vol. 13, February 1928, p. 113.
M.W. Brown, The Story of the Armory Show, New York, 1962, p. 254, no. 526, illustrated.
P.H. Bonner, Jr. (ed.), The World In Vogue, London, 1963, p. 67, illustrated.
N. Rockefeller, 'Back to the 69th Regiment Armory', Art in America, February 1963, pp. 51, 59, illustrated.
M. Easton and M. Holroyd, The Art of Augustus John, London, 1974, p. 213.
M.J. Strauss, Cruel Banquet: The Life and Loves of Frida Strindberg, New York, 2000, pp. xi, 138, 170-171, 173-175, 238, illustrated.
E. Rowan, An Elusive Tradition: Art and Society in Wales, 1870-1950, Cardiff, 2002, pp. 83-84.
D. Boyd Haycock, exhibition catalogue, Augustus John & the First Crisis of Brilliance, London, Piano Nobile, 2024, n.p., fig. 1.
Exhibited
London, New English Art Club, Summer Exhibition, 1909, no. 41.
Manchester, City Art Gallery, Autumn Exhibition, 1910, no. 48.
New York, 9th Regiment Armory, International Exhibition of Modern Art, February - March 1913, no. 526.
New York, Metropolitian Museum of Art, on long-term loan from January 1915 - January 1923.
New York, The Art Center, The John Quinn Collection of Paintings, Watercolours, Drawings & Sculpture, January 1926, no. 68.
New York, Anderson Galleries, Paintings and Drawings by Augustus John, January - February 1928, no. 53.
Amherst, Mead Art Gallery, 45th Anniversary of 1913 Armory Show, February - March 1958.
Utica, Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, 50th Anniversary of 1913 Armory Show, February - March 1963, pp. 73, 193, no. 526, illustrated: this exhibition travelled to New York, Armory of the Sixty-ninth Regiment, April 1963.
Cardiff, National Museum of Wales, Augustus John: Studies for Compositions, Centenary Exhibition, April - May 1978, n.p., no. 89, illustrated: this exhibition travelled to Sheffield, City Art Galleries, June - July 1978; and New Haven, Yale Center for British Art, September - October 1978.
Washington D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 'The Noble Buyer': John Quinn, Patron of the Avant-Garde, June - September 1978, pp. 104-5, 163, pl. 33.
London, Tate Britain, Gwen John and Augustus John, September 2004 - January 2005, pp. 117, 129, no. 79, illustrated: this exhibition travelled to Cardiff, National Museum & Gallery, February - May 2005.
New York, New York Historical Society, The Armory Show at 100: Modern Art and Revolution, October 2013 - February 2014, p. 185, fig. 131.
Manchester, City Art Gallery, Autumn Exhibition, 1910, no. 48.
New York, 9th Regiment Armory, International Exhibition of Modern Art, February - March 1913, no. 526.
New York, Metropolitian Museum of Art, on long-term loan from January 1915 - January 1923.
New York, The Art Center, The John Quinn Collection of Paintings, Watercolours, Drawings & Sculpture, January 1926, no. 68.
New York, Anderson Galleries, Paintings and Drawings by Augustus John, January - February 1928, no. 53.
Amherst, Mead Art Gallery, 45th Anniversary of 1913 Armory Show, February - March 1958.
Utica, Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, 50th Anniversary of 1913 Armory Show, February - March 1963, pp. 73, 193, no. 526, illustrated: this exhibition travelled to New York, Armory of the Sixty-ninth Regiment, April 1963.
Cardiff, National Museum of Wales, Augustus John: Studies for Compositions, Centenary Exhibition, April - May 1978, n.p., no. 89, illustrated: this exhibition travelled to Sheffield, City Art Galleries, June - July 1978; and New Haven, Yale Center for British Art, September - October 1978.
Washington D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 'The Noble Buyer': John Quinn, Patron of the Avant-Garde, June - September 1978, pp. 104-5, 163, pl. 33.
London, Tate Britain, Gwen John and Augustus John, September 2004 - January 2005, pp. 117, 129, no. 79, illustrated: this exhibition travelled to Cardiff, National Museum & Gallery, February - May 2005.
New York, New York Historical Society, The Armory Show at 100: Modern Art and Revolution, October 2013 - February 2014, p. 185, fig. 131.
Further Details
We are very grateful to Rebecca John for her assistance in cataloguing this lot.
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Pippa Jacomb
Head of Evening Sale