Sketch at Acton

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Lucien Pissarro (1865-1944)
Sketch at Acton
signed with a monogram and dated '1908' (lower right) and inscribed 'A SKETCH AT ACTON LUCIEN PISSARRO/THE BROOK HAMMERSMITH' (on the stretcher) and further signed and inscribed 'Lucien/Pissarro/The Brook/Hammersmith' (on the cross bar)
oil on canvas
18 x 21¾ in. (45.8 x 55.2 cm.)

Provenance

A gift from the artist to the Isaacson family.
A gift from Alice Isaacson to Tommy Pissarro.
Richard Pissarro.
The Property of Carl Pissarro, Esq., The Artist's Great Nephew; Christie's, London, 11 November 1988, lot 324.

Literature

A. Thorold, A Catalogue of the Paintings of Lucien Pissarro, London, 1983, p. 84, no. 127, illustrated.

Exhibited

London, New English Art Club, May - June 1908, no. 45 as 'Sketch'.
London, New English Art Club, May - June 1910, no. 225.
London, Carfax Gallery, Lucien Pissarro, May 1913, no. 10.
London, Anthony d'Offay, Lucien Pissarro, July - August 1983, no. 15.

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Lot Essay

Pissarro moved to The Brook, 27 Stamford Brook Road in 1902. A number of paintings of nearby Acton were painted between 1906 and 1909. Acton Grey Morning, 1906 and Great Western Railway, Acton, 1907-08 were included in The Painters of Camden Town 1905-1920 exhibition held at Christie's in 1988, nos. 33 and 37. The present work achieved £46,000 when offered for sale at Christie's in 1988.

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