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WYNDHAM LEWIS (1882-1957)
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WYNDHAM LEWIS (1882-1957)

Josephine Plummer

Fermé19 October 2023

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WYNDHAM LEWIS (1882-1957)
Josephine Plummer
oil on canvas
29 ½ x 19 ½ in. (75 x 49.5 cm.)
Painted in 1939.

The sitter, until at least 1980, and by descent.
with Mayor Gallery, London, where purchased by the present owner circa 1998.

Note du spécialiste

Josephine Whitehorn (née Plummer) was a producer for BBC Children's Hour in the late 1940s to mid-1950s. She was introduced to Lewis by E.W.F. Tomlin, the philosopher who also wrote a booklet on Lewis for the British Council and edited an Anthology of his prose.

We are very grateful to Professor Paul Edwards for his assistance in preparing this catalogue entry.