Lot 114
Lot 114
HAROLD KNIGHT, R.A. (BRITISH, 1874-1961)

When the cat's away

Estimate
GBP 12,000 - GBP 18,000
Closed: 15 Dec 2022
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HAROLD KNIGHT, R.A. (BRITISH, 1874-1961)

When the cat's away

Closed: 15 Dec 2022
Closed: 15 Dec 2022
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HAROLD KNIGHT, R.A. (BRITISH, 1874-1961)
When the cat's away
signed 'H Knight' (lower left) and further signed, inscribed and numbered 'No 1/When the cat's away/H Knight/8 Belgrave Sqe/Nottingham' (on the artist's label attached to the reverse)
oil on canvas
3014 x 2414 in. (76.8 x 61.6 cm.)
Provenance
A gift from the artist, and by descent until.
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 2 April 2008, lot 90.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 11 July 2019, lot 65, where purchased by the present owner.
Literature
Academy Notes, London, 1896, p. 21.
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, 1896, no. 626.
Special notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.
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