Live Auction 538920th Century British Art
Vanessa Bell (1879-1961)
Lot 110

Vanessa Bell (1879-1961)

Charleston from the Pond

Closed16 July 2008

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GBP 11,250

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Vanessa Bell (1879-1961)
Charleston from the Pond
signed 'V Bell' (lower right), signed with initials and inscribed 'VB/Charleston' (on the reverse) and stamped with studio stamp (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.6 cm.)
Painted circa 1938.

Purchased by Richard Dutton at the 1979 exhibition.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 27 March 2003, lot 477. with The Bloomsbury Workshop, London, where purchased by the present owner.

Specialist note

The present work depicts Charleston seen from across the pond. No convincing explanation has been put forward for the structure on the lawn.

R.S.