![125Waugh (Evelyn).- Topolski (Feliks) Portrait of Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966), black chalk, [c.1961]](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/xlarge/c056e900-2d0e-f011-9346-0022483fa729/89f84945-a926-f011-9af7-7c1e52663916.webp "125Waugh (Evelyn).- Topolski (Feliks) Portrait of Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966), black chalk, [c.1961]")
Lot 125
Waugh (Evelyn).- Topolski (Feliks) Portrait of Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966), black chalk, [c.1961]
Hammer Price: £850
Description
Waugh (Evelyn).- Topolski (Feliks) Portrait of Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966), black chalk, touches of green pen and ink, on wove paper, sheet 500 x 330 mm (19 3/4 x 13 in), irregular size with partially burnt edges to left section, tipped onto conservation support, minor surface dirt, framed, [circa 1961]
Provenance:
Estate of Feliks Topolski (1907-1989);
Anonymous sale;
Chris Beetles Ltd, London.
⁂ A preliminary study for Topolski's painting for the series 'Britain's Twentieth-Century Literary Greats', which was commissioned by the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas, 1961. In 1962, a firework was pushed through the letterbox of Topolski's studio in Waterloo, starting a serious fire. Many artworks were completely destroyed, but the present study was only marginally damaged.
Description
Waugh (Evelyn).- Topolski (Feliks) Portrait of Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966), black chalk, touches of green pen and ink, on wove paper, sheet 500 x 330 mm (19 3/4 x 13 in), irregular size with partially burnt edges to left section, tipped onto conservation support, minor surface dirt, framed, [circa 1961]
Provenance:
Estate of Feliks Topolski (1907-1989);
Anonymous sale;
Chris Beetles Ltd, London.
⁂ A preliminary study for Topolski's painting for the series 'Britain's Twentieth-Century Literary Greats', which was commissioned by the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas, 1961. In 1962, a firework was pushed through the letterbox of Topolski's studio in Waterloo, starting a serious fire. Many artworks were completely destroyed, but the present study was only marginally damaged.
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