Lot Essay
Manoir de Bugey was Gertrude Stein's retreat near Lyon, France where Lord Berners was a frequent visitor. One of the paintings features Miss Stein's 1934 Ford Sedan standing outside the house.
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Five views of Manoir de Bugey and the surrounding area
Details
GERALD TYRWHITT-WILSON, LORD BERNERS (BRITISH, 1883-1950)
Five views of Manoir de Bugey and the surrounding area
one signed 'Berners 39' (lower right); together with a photograph of Lord Berners, Robert Heber-Percy, Gertrude Stein, Daisy Fellowes and Tom Driberg at Faringdon
oil on board
15 x 18 in. (38.1 x 45.7 cm.); and smaller
Executed circa 1939.
Five views of Manoir de Bugey and the surrounding area
one signed 'Berners 39' (lower right); together with a photograph of Lord Berners, Robert Heber-Percy, Gertrude Stein, Daisy Fellowes and Tom Driberg at Faringdon
oil on board
15 x 18 in. (38.1 x 45.7 cm.); and smaller
Executed circa 1939.
Special notice
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