Study for Tree Form

Details

Graham Sutherland, O.M. (1903-1980)
Study for Tree Form
signed, inscribed and dated 'Graham Sutherland/Trottiscliffe./1941' (lower right)
ink
9¾ x 7¼ in. (24.8 x 18.4 cm.)

Provenance

with Marlborough Fine Art, London, where purchased by Sir Norman and Jean Reid, and by descent.

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

Sir Norman Reid (1915-2007) was the Director of the Tate Gallery from 1964-1979. Reid’s close friendships with major artists of the period led to key acquisitions, such as the Seagram Murals by Mark Rothko in the Tate’s collection. He was the first to acknowledge the split in the Tate’s collection by assigning the keeper of Historic British Painting to Lawrence Gowing and the keeper of Modern Art to Ronald Alley, which paved the way to the subsequent formation of Tate Britain and Tate Modern.

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