Live Auction 5930Modern British and Irish Art
Sir William Rothenstein (1872-1945)
Lot 166 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION

Sir William Rothenstein (1872-1945)

Souvenir of Scarborough

Closed12 December 2014

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GBP 17,500

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Sir William Rothenstein (1872-1945)
Souvenir of Scarborough
signed, inscribed and dated 'Will Rothenstein 1893/Scarbro'.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
24 x 16 in. (61 x 40.6 cm.)

Oliver Simon, London.
Jill Simon Goodman, by descent from the above, in 1956.
By descent from the above to the present owners.

Specialist note

This picture was owned by Oliver Simon, the influential printer and book designer who was co-owner of the Curwen Press, and who worked with a number of artists including Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore and Ben Nicholson. This placed him in contact with a number of artists of the day, including Graham Sutherland.