Tender Thoughts

Details

John William Godward (1861-1922)
Tender Thoughts
signed and dated 'J.W. GODWARD. 1918' (lower right) and further signed and inscribed 'Tender Thoughts/J W. Godward' (on the backboard)
pencil and watercolour with scratching out
9¾ x 4¾ in. (24.8 x 12.1 cm.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale [W.B. Simpson]; Christie's, London, 30 June 1922, lot 124 (47 gns to Messrs. W.W. Sampson);
Henry J. Mullen (+); Christie's, London, 21 March 1924, lot 60 (20 gns to W.W. Sampson).

Literature

V. Swanson, John William Godward: The Eclipse of Classicism, p. 243, no. 13.

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.

Lot Essay

The present drawing, previously untraced, is thought to be a pendant to Godward's Oleanders (V. Swanson, op.cit., p. 242, no. 9.).

We are grateful to Professor Vern Swanson for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.

More from British Art on Paper

View All