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Duncan Grant (1885-1978)
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Duncan Grant (1885-1978)

Butterfly

Fermé17 December 2008

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GBP 500

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Duncan Grant (1885-1978)
Butterfly
signed, dated and dedicated 'For Dorothy & Janie/with love from Duncan/Christmas 1957' (on the reverse)
pencil, watercolour, bodycolour and collage
5¾ x 4¾ in. (14.6 x 12.1 cm.)

Note du spécialiste

Grant frequently sent Christmas cards to old friends and relations, particularly his Strachey cousins. This butterfly is dedicated to Dorothy (Strachey) Bussy, the translator and intimate friend of André Gide, and her husband Simon Bussy's daughter Janie.

R.S.