Artist: Wyndham Lewis (Canadian/English, 1882-1957).
Title: "Vorticist Composition".
Medium: Gouache on board.
Date: Composed 1913.
Dimensions: Overall size: 10 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. (267 x 187 mm).
Lot Note(s): Hand-signed and dated, lower right recto; numerous gallery and collector stamps, verso. Painted on "Whatman Board" (label attached) manufactured by George Rowney & Co., which in 1924 became George Rowney & Co Ltd,. Fair to good condition; except for the edge imperfections the image is in good to very good condition; the upper and left edges exhibit paint loss and board chipping; the lower right corner has been bent with corresponding paint loss; the work was framed at some point in the past - there is a 3/16" 'ghost' area around the four edges of the painting where it was framed; if framed in this manner again most of the edge imperfections would be masked. Provenance: If you have a genuine interest in bidding on this work kindly send an email to:
[email protected] for provenance information and additional image(s). Comment(s): Wyndham Lewis vorticist works, regardless or size or condition, are very rare in the marketplace. Image copyright © The Wyndham Lewis Memorial Trust. [30529-2-40000]