Lot 52
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Keith Vaughan (1912-1977)
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Keith Vaughan (1912-1977)

Soldiers in a Bell Tent

Details
Keith Vaughan (1912-1977)
Soldiers in a Bell Tent
signed and dated 'Keith Vaughan/1942.' (lower right)
pencil and ink
5¼ x 8½ in. (13.3 x 21.6 cm.)
The work is accompanied by a postcard from the artist to the present owner's mother confirming that she was gifted the present work.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner's mother in 1964.
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

Vaughan, who served as a non-combatant in the Pioneer Corps, made sensitive and gentle drawings of barrack life and of his fellow soldiers, emphasising involuntary shared situations. As Alan Ross comments, 'it is not the most dashing or glamourous side of military life, but probably it is the most real' (see A. Ross, Colours of War, London, 1983, p. 123).

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