Abstract composition (marine)

Details

DUNCAN GRANT (1885-1978)
Abstract composition (marine)
signed 'D Grant' (lower right), signed again and dated 'D Grant/c. 1920' (on the reverse)
oil on board
17 7/8 x 31 5/8 in. (45.5 x 80.3 cm.)
Painted circa 1925-1930.

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 15 November 1978, lot 78, where purchased by the present owner's father, 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.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

The present work bears similarities in its handling to other decorative works from the late 1920s, and it is likely that it is a rug design. The two small circles are the eyes of a fish, with the shell-like form in the centre of the composition lending a submarine quality to the work.

We are very grateful to Richard Shone for his assistance in preparing this catalogue entry.

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