Name: A GIFT TO H.R.H. THE PRINCESS MARGARET FROM PHILIP SUTTON R.A.: Philip Sutton R.A. (b. 1928)
Brand: Saskia
Price: 1000.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

A GIFT TO H.R.H. THE PRINCESS MARGARET FROM PHILIP SUTTON R.A.:
Philip Sutton R.A. (b. 1928)
Saskia
inscribed 'Saskia 12.6.1961' (lower right), inscribed 'Philip Sutton / for H.R.H Princess Margaret / 11 June 1963' to the reverse
watercolour on postcard
5¼ x 3½ in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm.)
Executed in 1963.

A gift from the artist to H.R.H. The Princess Margaret, 11 June 1963.

D. Butler, ‘Lord Snowdon’s Workroom’, Vogue, 15 April 1971, (unnumbered), illustrated in Lord Snowdon's workroom.
Snowdon and F. von Hofmannstahl (ed.), Snowdon – A Life In View, New York, 2014, p. 173, illustrated in Lord Snowdon's workroom.

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The present lot depicts Philip Sutton's daughter Saskia, a friend of Lord Snowdon, Sutton was photographed by Snowdon in 1962, presented to the National Portrait Gallery by Snowdon in 2000 (see NPG P797).

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