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Woman of Algiers
Details
Christopher Wood (1901-1930)
Woman of Algiers
oil on paper laid on canvas
21 ¾ x 21 ¾ in. (55.2 x 55.2 cm.)
Painted in 1929.
Woman of Algiers
oil on paper laid on canvas
21 ¾ x 21 ¾ in. (55.2 x 55.2 cm.)
Painted in 1929.
Provenance
Sir Rex Nan Kivell.
with Lefevre Gallery, London.
Dr and Mrs Elliott Jaques.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 21 May 2009, lot 68, where purchased by the present owner.
with Lefevre Gallery, London.
Dr and Mrs Elliott Jaques.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 21 May 2009, lot 68, where purchased by the present owner.
Literature
E. Newton, Christopher Wood 1901-1930, London, 1938, pp. 43, 73, no. 351, illustrated.
E. Newton, Christopher Wood: his life and work, London, 1959, p. 45, pl. 11.
E. Newton, Christopher Wood: his life and work, London, 1959, p. 45, pl. 11.
Exhibited
Venice, British Council, XXI Biennale, 1938, no. 96, as 'Donna di Algeri'.
London, Redfern Gallery, Christopher Wood: Exhibition of Complete Works, March - April 1938, no. 99.
London, Redfern Gallery, Christopher Wood, February - March 1942, no. 10.
London, Redfern Gallery, Christopher Wood: The First Retrospective Exhibition since 1938, April - May 1959, no. 4.
London, Redfern Gallery, Christopher Wood: Exhibition of Complete Works, March - April 1938, no. 99.
London, Redfern Gallery, Christopher Wood, February - March 1942, no. 10.
London, Redfern Gallery, Christopher Wood: The First Retrospective Exhibition since 1938, April - May 1959, no. 4.
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