Description
Frederick Etchells (1886-1973)
Caricature portrait of Evelyn Waugh as a child, wearing a pale blue coat
Watercolour and bodycolour on card over pencil under-drawing, signed by the artist using an anagram 'T. Chesell' in the upper right corner, further inscribed 'Not to be shown/ Unfinished Rendering of/ Evelyn Waugh at a/ youthful age/ T.C' in the upper left corner, fine split into image at lower right edge, some minor rubbing and surface abrasions (framed)
Provenance:
Estate of Lord Berners, Faringdon House, Oxfordshire;
Sale. Christie's, London, Interiors, including property from Faringdon House, Oxfordshire, 12th April 2018 (Lot 19)
⁂ Fredercik Etchells, English artist and architect, was a contributor to the Omega Workshops and a breakaway collaborator with Wyndham Lewis setting up The Rebel Art Movement, which was later to transform into the Vorticists. Several of Etchells' illustrations appeared in the issues of the literary magazine BLAST, but the artist later distanced himself from the group.
Lot 13
Frederick Etchells (1886-1973) Caricature portrait of Evelyn Waugh as a child, wearing a pale blue coat
Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000
Description
Frederick Etchells (1886-1973)
Caricature portrait of Evelyn Waugh as a child, wearing a pale blue coat
Watercolour and bodycolour on card over pencil under-drawing, signed by the artist using an anagram 'T. Chesell' in the upper right corner, further inscribed 'Not to be shown/ Unfinished Rendering of/ Evelyn Waugh at a/ youthful age/ T.C' in the upper left corner, fine split into image at lower right edge, some minor rubbing and surface abrasions (framed)
Provenance:
Estate of Lord Berners, Faringdon House, Oxfordshire;
Sale. Christie's, London, Interiors, including property from Faringdon House, Oxfordshire, 12th April 2018 (Lot 19)
⁂ Fredercik Etchells, English artist and architect, was a contributor to the Omega Workshops and a breakaway collaborator with Wyndham Lewis setting up The Rebel Art Movement, which was later to transform into the Vorticists. Several of Etchells' illustrations appeared in the issues of the literary magazine BLAST, but the artist later distanced himself from the group.
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