Lot Essay
The dedication 'for F' in the lower left corner of this painting is for Wadsworth's wife, Fanny.
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PROPERTY FROM THE FAMILY OF EDWARD WADSWORTH
EDWARD WADSWORTH, A.R.A. (1889-1949)
Abstract with Rose (for F.)
Details
EDWARD WADSWORTH, A.R.A. (1889-1949)
Abstract with Rose (for F.)
signed with initials, dated and dedicated 'E.W. 1945/for F' (lower left)
tempera on linen stretched over panel
20 ¼ x 24 ¼ in. (51.5 x 61.5 cm.)
Painted in 1945.
Abstract with Rose (for F.)
signed with initials, dated and dedicated 'E.W. 1945/for F' (lower left)
tempera on linen stretched over panel
20 ¼ x 24 ¼ in. (51.5 x 61.5 cm.)
Painted in 1945.
Provenance
The artist, and by descent to the present owner.
Literature
B. Wadsworth, Edward Wadsworth: A Painter's Life, Salisbury, 1989, n.p., no. W/A 248, illustrated.
J. Lewison (ed.), exhibition catalogue, Edward Wadsworth: A Genius of Industrial England 1889-1949, Bradford, Cartwright Hall, 1989, pp. 112, 128, no. 136, illustrated.
J. Black, Edward Wadsworth: Form, Feeling and Calculation, The Complete Paintings and Drawings, London, 2005, pp. 8, 205, no. 439, illustrated.
J. Lewison (ed.), exhibition catalogue, Edward Wadsworth: A Genius of Industrial England 1889-1949, Bradford, Cartwright Hall, 1989, pp. 112, 128, no. 136, illustrated.
J. Black, Edward Wadsworth: Form, Feeling and Calculation, The Complete Paintings and Drawings, London, 2005, pp. 8, 205, no. 439, illustrated.
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, 1946, no. 665, as 'Flower-piece'.
London, Osborne Samuel, Edward Wadsworth: The Rhythm of Things, September - October 2006, pp. 16, 21, no. 44, illustrated.
London, Osborne Samuel, Edward Wadsworth: The Rhythm of Things, September - October 2006, pp. 16, 21, no. 44, illustrated.
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