CHRISTOPHER WOOD (BRITISH, 1901-1930)
MAN WITH CARDS, 1925
£20,000
Auction: 27 March 2019 from 13:00 GMT
Description
oil on canvas
Dimensions
70cm x 57cm (27.5in x 22.5in)
Footnote
Literature:
No. 125, 'Christopher Wood, 1901-1930', Eric Newton, published 1938; This work is to be included in Robert Upstone's forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist
Exhibited:
The Yorkshire Artist's Exhibition, 1955
Provenance:
This work moved, with the rest of the artist's estate, to the Redfern Gallery, London, when they were amassing his works for their exhibition 'Christopher Wood: Exhibition of Complete Works' in 1938. The exhibition comprised 350 oils, though a further 100, including this work, were not featured; Sold by the Redfern Gallery in 1956; thence by descent to the present owner.
We are grateful to Robert Upstone for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.