Trees

Name: VICTOR PASMORE, C.H., R.A. (1908-1998)
Brand: Trees
Price: 5500.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised GBP 6,875

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GBP 3,000 - GBP 5,000

Closed: 23 Nov 2018

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VICTOR PASMORE, C.H., R.A. (1908-1998)

Trees

Price Realised GBP 6,875

Closed: 23 Nov 2018

Price Realised GBP 6,875

Closed: 23 Nov 2018

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VICTOR PASMORE, C.H., R.A. (1908-1998)
Trees
signed with initials 'VP' (lower right)
oil on panel
10⅝ x 8⅜ in. (27.1 x 21.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1937.
There is a portrait study on the verso.

A gift from the artist to Sir Lawrence Gowing in the late 1930s.

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Lot Essay

Sir Lawrence Gowing (1918-1991) studied under William Coldstream at the Euston Road School, and went on to have a distinguished and diverse career. He held various positions including Keeper of the British Collection and Deputy Director of the Tate Gallery, London, from 1965-1967; Professor of Fine Art at the University of Leeds from 1967-1975; and Slade Professor of Fine Art at University College, London from 1975 until his retirement in 1985. He also wrote extensively on a number of artists including Vermeer, Renoir, Cézanne, Constable, Goya, Turner, Freud and Bacon. For another work from the collection of Sir Lawrence Gowing, please see the Modern British Day sale, 20 November 2018.

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