Lot Essay
Wendy Baron comments that the exact subject of the present work is unknown but has traditionallly been called Les Arcades, Dieppe (see W. Baron, loc. cit.).
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Dieppe
Details
Walter Richard Sickert, A.R.A. (1860-1942)
Dieppe
signed, inscribed and dated 'Sickert Dieppe. 1903' (lower left)
oil on canvas
13¼ x 16¼ in. (33.6 x 41.3 cm.)
Dieppe
signed, inscribed and dated 'Sickert Dieppe. 1903' (lower left)
oil on canvas
13¼ x 16¼ in. (33.6 x 41.3 cm.)
Provenance
R. Middleton.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 9 March 2004, lot 21, as 'Dieppe'.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 9 March 2004, lot 21, as 'Dieppe'.
Literature
W. Baron, Sickert, London, 1973, p. 329, no. 152, fig. 106.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Sale room notice
Please note that the present work definitely represents Les Arcades de la Poissonnerie. The present work will be included in Dr Wendy Baron's forthcoming monograph to be published on the autumn of 2006, Sickert: Paintings & Drawings, listed under catalogue number 138.3.