Lot 107
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Duncan Grant (1885-1978)
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Duncan Grant (1885-1978)

Portrait of Desmond McCarthy

Details
Duncan Grant (1885-1978)
Portrait of Desmond McCarthy
oil on canvas
18 x 15 in. (45.7 x 38.1 cm.)
Painted circa 1942.
Provenance
The Estate of Duncan Grant.
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Please note that the surname of the sitter is spelt MacCarthy, and not as in the catalogue.

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Lot Essay

This work, based on the image of Sir Desmond MacCarthy (1877-1952) by Duncan Grant, currently on display in the National Portrait Gallery, was made as part of a series by Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell to commemorate members of Bloomsbury's Memoir Club. Another one in the series is Grant's portrait of Lydia Lopokova (Lady Keynes) in the National Portrait Gallery.

R.S.

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