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Untitled 1948
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JOHN WELLS (1907-2000)
Untitled 1948
signed twice, inscribed and dated 'John Wells/1948/John Wells/Meadow Studios/Trewarveneth/Newlyn Cornwall.' (on the reverse)
oil and pencil on canvas-board
9 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (25.1 x 35.2 cm.)
Painted in 1948.
Untitled 1948
signed twice, inscribed and dated 'John Wells/1948/John Wells/Meadow Studios/Trewarveneth/Newlyn Cornwall.' (on the reverse)
oil and pencil on canvas-board
9 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (25.1 x 35.2 cm.)
Painted in 1948.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by George Dix, New York, in the late 1940s, and by descent.
Their sale; Freeman's, Philadelphia, 8 May 2019, lot 36.
with Osborne Samuel, London, where purchased by the present owner.
Their sale; Freeman's, Philadelphia, 8 May 2019, lot 36.
with Osborne Samuel, London, where purchased by the present owner.
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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Alice Murray
Head of Evening Sale