Paul Roche

Details

Duncan Grant (1885-1978)
Paul Roche
signed and dated 'D Grant/c/47' (lower right), signed again, inscribed and dated again 'For James Rushton/from DG/1967' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
22¼ x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm.)

Special notice

Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

Lot Essay

Painted in Grant's flat, No. 1 Taviton Street, London, this work represents one of the earliest depictions of Paul Roche, whom Grant would portray in numerous drawings and paintings throughout his career.
We are very grateful to Richard Shone for his assistance in cataloguing the present lot and lot 32.

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