Details
AUGUSTUS LUNN (1905-1986)
Composition with Classical Figure
signed and dated ‘AUGUSTUS LUNN./48’ (lower left)
tempera on board
4134 x 2618 in. (106.1 x 66.3 cm.)
Painted in 1948.
Provenance
with Peter Nahum Ltd., London, where acquired by the present owner.
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, Augustus Lunn, London, Parkin Gallery, 1985, n.p., no. 37, illustrated on the cover.
Exhibition catalogue, Surrealismi, Punkaharju, Retretti Art Gallery, 1987, pp. 65, 144, no. 105, illustrated.
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, April - August 1955, no. 586, as 'Composition'.
Bournmouth, Russell Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, Exhibition of Works by Eminent Living Artists, March - May 1956, no. 939.
London, Parkin Gallery, Augustus Lunn, March - April 1985, no. 37.
Punkaharju, Retretti Art Gallery, Surrealismi, May - September 1987, no. 105.
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.
-
Brought to you by

Related Articles

Sorry, we are unable to display this content. Please check your connection.

More from
The Isabel Goldsmith Collection: Selected Pre-Raphaelite and Symbolist Art
Place your bid Condition report

A Christie's specialist may contact you to discuss this lot or to notify you if the condition changes prior to the sale.

I confirm that I have read this Important Notice regarding Condition Reports and agree to its terms. View Condition Report