Portrait of David Garnett

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Duncan Grant (1885-1978)
Portrait of David Garnett
signed and dated 'D.G. 1915' (lower right)
pencil and pastel on brown paper
15 x 25 in. (38.1 x 63.5 cm.)

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Lot Essay

The present work was executed in 1915 during the height of the sitter's affair with the artist. They were to remain friends throughout their lives, and Garnett, known as 'Bunny' eventually married Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell's child, Angelica in May 1942.

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