20th Mar, 2021 9:30 GMT/BST

British, European and Sporting Art

 
  Lot 1081
 

1081

Augustus Edwin John OM, RA (1878-1961) Portrait drawing of Dorelia McNeill, c.1903 - 05...

Augustus Edwin John OM, RA (1878-1961) Portrait drawing of Dorelia McNeill, c.1903 - 05 Bears a signature in another hand, charcoal, 16cm by 15.5cm Mistakenly identified on the rear of the frame in a faint inscription, ALICK SCHEPELER / 3rd Wife, and indistinctly initialled J.K.? F Dorelia (b.1881) was Augustus John's muse and mistress. He never re-married after the death of his first wife, Ida, in 1907, but by the time Dorelia died in 1969 she had long since been referred to as 'Mrs John'. For a similar work see 1903 example sold at Christies, June 25 2015, Modern British and Irish Art Sale, London, Lot 8 which realised £146,500 (inc. premium) Our thanks to Rebecca John for her help in cataloguing this work. Provenance: Private Collection Artist's Resale Rights/Droit de Suite may apply to this lot, See illustration We are grateful to Rebecca John for her assistance in cataloging this lot

Sold for £16,000
Estimated at £7,000 - £10,000


 

. the sheet is loosely affixed at four corners to cartridge paper. drawn on a off white or buff paper with further time staining which accentuates the overall colour. small amount of tiny sized foxing spots, mainly one to lower right hand corner, one to upper right hand corner, one to area immediately above Dorelia's head and two to three to lower left hand quarter. there is a slightly more concentrated cluster of foxing to upper left hand corner. subtle horizontal cockling to sheet otherwise in a good state of preservation. contact dept for further assistance.

 


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Auction: British, European and Sporting Art, 20th Mar, 2021

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