Lot 10
AUGUSTUS JOHN O.M., R.A. (BRITISH, 1878-1961) §
STUDY OF A STANDING FEMALE NUDE
£1,200
Auction: 27 March 2019 from 13:00 GMT
Description
pencil
Dimensions
41cm x 22cm (16in x 8.5in)
Footnote
Provenance:
From the private collection of Dame Elizabeth Taylor 1932-2011
Note:
In a statement written in Aug 2010, Dame Elizabeth wrote:
"In the late 1930's my father, Francis Taylor, based his business as an art dealer in London. During that time he acquired a great many works by Augustus John, ( including these drawings that the artist had torn up in a fit of anger, and which my father subsequently persuaded him to allow to be pieced back together, a task my father undertook himself. These drawings have been in my family's possession for over seventy years" - Elizabeth Taylor August 23, 2010
From the private collection of Dame Elizabeth Taylor 1932-2011
Note:
In a statement written in Aug 2010, Dame Elizabeth wrote:
"In the late 1930's my father, Francis Taylor, based his business as an art dealer in London. During that time he acquired a great many works by Augustus John, ( including these drawings that the artist had torn up in a fit of anger, and which my father subsequently persuaded him to allow to be pieced back together, a task my father undertook himself. These drawings have been in my family's possession for over seventy years" - Elizabeth Taylor August 23, 2010
