Roger Fry (1866-1934)

The Quay, St. Tropez

Details

Roger Fry (1866-1934)
The Quay, St. Tropez
signed and dated 'Roger Fry.'15.' (lower left)
oil on paper laid on panel
24½ x 18½ in. (62.2 x 47 cm.)

Provenance

Purchased direct from the artist by Katherine Dreier in 1919.

Lot Essay

Fry spent the summer of 1915 visiting his sister Margery in France, then travelling south to stay with Simon and Dorothy Bussy at their villa, 'La Souco' in Roquebrune.
(see F. Spalding, Roger Fry Art and Life, London, 1980, p.197).

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