Rock Study for 'Origins of the Land'

Details

Graham Sutherland, O.M. (1903-1980)
Rock Study for 'Origins of the Land'
signed with initials, inscribed and dated 'Rocks Study for Origin/G.S. 1950' (lower right), and dedicated 'To our old & good friend Oliver Simon,/first patron, great helper - on his/recovery. with all affection from G&KS.' (lower right, on the artist's mount)
watercolour and pencil on paper laid on card
8 x 6¼ in. (20.3 x 15.7 cm.)

Provenance

Oliver Simon, London.
Jill Simon Goodman, by descent from the above, in 1956.
By descent from the above to the present owners.

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.

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Please note the additional information for the present work:

Oliver Simon, London.
Jill Simon Goodman, by descent from the above, in 1956.
By descent from the above to the present owners.

This picture and lot 127 were owned by Oliver Simon, the influential printer and book designer who was co-owner of the Curwen Press, and who worked with a number of artists including Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore and Ben Nicholson. This placed him in contact with a number of artists of the day, including Graham Sutherland.

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Lot Essay

This picture and lot 127 were owned by Oliver Simon, the influential printer and book designer who was co-owner of the Curwen Press, and who worked with a number of artists including Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore and Ben Nicholson. This placed him in contact with a number of artists of the day, including Graham Sutherland.

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