A collaborative drawing of George Harrison at Kinfauns, circa 1969
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Price Realised GBP 32,760
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GBP 15,000 - GBP 25,000
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Closed: 22 Mar 2024
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John Lennon, George Harrison and Pattie Boyd
A collaborative drawing of George Harrison at Kinfauns, circa 1969
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Lot Essay
Pattie Boyd: John was at our house, Kinfauns. He started the drawing and George and I added to it. I remember feeling embarrassed after drawing the octopus because I felt I had ruined John's drawing. I believe George drew the peacock. We were in the big sitting room with the two big round windows and a copy of the Salvador Dali fireplace. Our Siamese cat Joss Stick can be seen in the drawing. I kept the picture and later framed it when we moved to Friar Park.
Evidently not required while Lennon was focusing on the proximate details of the drawing, one can spot his trademark wire-rimmed glasses laid on the seat of the armchair, as well as his subtle reflection in the mirror on the wall. The underwater scene sketched at the top of the page may have been inspired by the Ringo Starr composition Octopus's Garden, which he wrote in Sardinia in 1968. George and Ringo first worked on the song during the Beatles' Get Back sessions in January 1969, after which it was eventually recorded by the band for inclusion on Abbey Road between April and July 1969.
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Ink on paper, laid to board when the work was framed for display at Friar Park circa 1970. The darker areas with the odd surface blemish where Lennon or Harrison have sketched with so much pressure and intensity of ink that the pen nib has torn the paper surface. Light rippling to the paper along the right edge, with a tiny moisture smudge to ink. Tiny dog-ear crease to lower right corner where the paper is lifting from the board. Light age toning to paper overall, with slight darkening and faint soiling to edges. Faint foxing to backing card verso.
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Lot 14Sale 22891
A collaborative drawing of George Harrison at Kinfauns, circa 1969John Lennon, George Harrison and Pattie BoydEstimate: GBP 15,000 - 25,000
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