Sale 6906
London
|
3 June 2004
Price realised
GBP 1,912
Estimate
Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827) The tumbling huntsmen pencil, grey ink and watercolour, unframed 5 3/8 x 7¾ in. (13.5 x 19.8 cm.)
Provenance
Gilbert Davis (L. 757a). with Colnaghi's, London, 25 February 1954, where purchased by a forebear of the present owner.
Contact Client Service
info@christies.com
New York +1 212 636 2000
London +44 (0)20 7839 9060
infoasia@christies.com
Asia +852 2760 1766
Special Notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium
Ahead of an online sale that honours their close bond, Meredith Etherington-Smith traces the roots of a 40-year collaboration
The artist tells us about his meticulous recreation of a child’s toy in a work that became an instant icon when it debuted at the Whitney Museum in New York in 2014