Sale 5883
London, South Kensington
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25 March 2009
Price realised
GBP 2,125
Estimate
Gwen John (1876-1939) Study of a Duck with stamp 'Gwen John' (lower right) pencil on brown paper 5 x 6¼ in. (12.7 x 15.9 cm.)
Provenance
The Estate of the Late Winning Read.
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Exhibited
London, Arts Council of Great Britain, Gwen John Paintings, 1946, no. 52. London, Arts Council of Great Britain, Gwen John: A Retrospective Exhibition, 1968, no. 127.
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