Live Auction 12304Modern British and Irish Art
Austin Osman Spare (1886-1956)
Lot 23

Austin Osman Spare (1886-1956)

Anatomy of Ecstasy (Arboreal Metaphor)

Closed14 July 2016

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GBP 6,250

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Austin Osman Spare (1886-1956)
Anatomy of Ecstasy (Arboreal Metaphor)
signed with initials 'AOS' (lower left), inscribed 'Anatomy of Ecstasy./(arboreal metaphor)' (on the artist's label attached to the reverse)
pencil and gouache on panel
17 ½ x 24 in. (44.5 x 61 cm.)

Anonymous sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 12 May 1994, lot 116.
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 11 November 2008, lot 172, where purchased by the present owner.