Lot 6
Lot 6
JOHN WILLIAM GODWARD, R.B.A. (BRITISH, 1861-1922)

His birthday gift

Price Realised GBP 137,500
Estimate
GBP 50,000 - GBP 80,000
Closed: 10 Dec 2020
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JOHN WILLIAM GODWARD, R.B.A. (BRITISH, 1861-1922)

His birthday gift

Price Realised GBP 137,500
Closed: 10 Dec 2020
Price Realised GBP 137,500
Closed: 10 Dec 2020
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JOHN WILLIAM GODWARD, R.B.A. (BRITISH, 1861-1922)
His birthday gift
signed and dated 'J.W. GODWARD. 1889.' (upper right)
oil on canvas
2018 x 10 in. (51.1 x 25.4 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 2 December 1949, lot 53 (18 gns to M. Newman).
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Glasgow, 15 May 1997, lot 508.
with Christopher Wood, London.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 12 December 2013, lot 58, where purchased by the present owner.
Literature
V.G. Swanson, John William Godward, The Eclipse of Classicism, Woodbridge, 1997, pp. 154, 175-176, 271, pl. 123.
V.G. Swanson, John William Godward: The Eclipse of Classicism, Woodbridge, 2018, 2nd edition, pp. 233, 261, pl. 217.
Special notice
Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.
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