Live Auction 1544Modern British & Irish Art Day Sale
Graham Sutherland, O.M. (1903-1980)
Lot 126 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION

Graham Sutherland, O.M. (1903-1980)

Rock Study for 'Origins of the Land'

Closed26 June 2014

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GBP 8,750

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Graham Sutherland, O.M. (1903-1980)
Rock Study for 'Origins of the Land'
signed with initials, inscribed and dated 'Rocks Study for Origin/G.S. 1950' (lower right), and dedicated 'To our old & good friend Oliver Simon,/first patron, great helper - on his/recovery. with all affection from G&KS.' (lower right, on the artist's mount)
watercolour and pencil on paper laid on card
8 x 6¼ in. (20.3 x 15.7 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 and lot 127 were 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.