Lot Essay
Sutherland produced only two finished self-portraits in oil. This is a study for the 1977 painting (National Portrait Gallery, London)
Details
Graham Sutherland, O.M. (1903-1980)
Study for Self-Portrait
signed with initials and dated lower right GS 1977, pencil and grey wash
13¼ x 9¾in. (33.7 x 24.8cm.)
and a lithograph 'Self-Portrait, Squid' (19½ x 14½in. (49.5 x 37cm.) (2)
Study for Self-Portrait
signed with initials and dated lower right GS 1977, pencil and grey wash
13¼ x 9¾in. (33.7 x 24.8cm.)
and a lithograph 'Self-Portrait, Squid' (19½ x 14½in. (49.5 x 37cm.) (2)
Provenance
Given by the artist to the present owner