Portrait of a gentleman historically identified as Lytton Strachey (recto)

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Duncan Grant (1885-1978)
Portrait of a gentleman historically identified as Lytton Strachey (recto)
oil on board
19¼ x 12¼ in. (49 x 31 cm.)
Together with an abstract figural study (verso), possibly by Duncan Grant

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.

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Please note that the present portrait should read ‘Portrait of a gentleman’ and not historically identified as Lytton Strachey as stated in the printed and online catalogues.

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Lot Essay

The present portrait would seem to date to around 1915-17. We are grateful to Richard Shone for providing the circa dates for the work and for confirming the attribution to Duncan Grant. The study (verso) displays a palette characteristic of Grant's oeuvre.

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