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DAVID BOMBERG (1890-1957)
Lot 128 RADICAL ART: AN IMPORTANT VORTICIST COLLECTION

DAVID BOMBERG (1890-1957)

Study for 'Vision of Ezekiel'

Closed22 March 2023

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GBP 37,800

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DAVID BOMBERG (1890-1957)
Study for 'Vision of Ezekiel'
black chalk on paper
12 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. (31.7 x 26 cm.)
Executed circa 1912-13.

Jacob Mendelson.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 27 March 1991, lot 74.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 6 March 2008, lot 35.
with Fine Art Society, London, where purchased by the present owner in June 2008.

Specialist note

The present work is a study for the oil painting Vision of Ezekiel, 1912 (Tate, London), made by Bomberg when his mother died of pneumonia aged 48. The Old Testament Book of Ezekiel and its story of the resurrection of the dead inspired Bomberg. Vision of Ezekiel shows heartfelt moments from the biblical story; having risen from the dead, figures clasp each other with a profound sense of wonder.

We are very grateful to Richard Cork for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.