Lot Essay
'The little panel with the bust of Nero, entirely painted in purples and greens, could have been painted at any time between 1903 and 1906' (W. Baron, Sickert Paintings and Drawings, London, 2006, p. 256).
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Bust of Nero, the Artist's Garden, Neuville
Details
Walter Richard Sickert, A.R.A. (1860-1942)
Bust of Nero, the Artist's Garden, Neuville
signed 'Rd.St' (lower left)
oil on panel
9½ x 5½ in. (24.1 x 14 cm.)
Bust of Nero, the Artist's Garden, Neuville
signed 'Rd.St' (lower left)
oil on panel
9½ x 5½ in. (24.1 x 14 cm.)
Provenance
Mark Oliver.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 30 June 1933, lot 122.
J.L. Behrend.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 14 December 1973, lot 182.
R. Buckle.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 22 February 1980, lot 46.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 30 June 1933, lot 122.
J.L. Behrend.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 14 December 1973, lot 182.
R. Buckle.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 22 February 1980, lot 46.
Literature
W. Baron, Sickert Paintings and Drawings, London, 2006, p. 256, no. 151.1, illustrated.
Exhibited
London, Redfern Gallery, Early Paintings Walter Sickert, December 1937, no. 41.
London, Leicester Galleries, Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture by Artists of Fame and Promise, August 1941, no. 4.
London, Leicester Galleries, The J.L. Behrend Collection, 1962, no. 3.
London, Leicester Galleries, Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture by Artists of Fame and Promise, August 1941, no. 4.
London, Leicester Galleries, The J.L. Behrend Collection, 1962, no. 3.
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