Live Auction 22674Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale
AUGUSTUS JOHN, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)
Lot 234 PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED WEST COAST COLLECTION

AUGUSTUS JOHN, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)

Dorelia Holding Up Her Skirt

Closed21 March 2024

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GBP 12,000–18,000

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AUGUSTUS JOHN, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)
John, A.
Dorelia Holding Up Her Skirt
signed 'John' (lower right)
pencil on paper
18 7/8 x 11 1/8 in. (48 x 28.2 cm.)
Executed circa 1908-09.

with Arthur Tooth & Sons, London.
Helen Hope Montgomery and Edgar Scott.
Their sale; Christie's, London, 21 March 1996, lot 63.
with Ivor Braka, London, where purchased by the present owner in March 1996.

Specialist note

There is a drawing in Tate, London, depicting Dorelia in the same pose and from the same date.

We are very grateful to Rebecca John for her assistance in cataloguing this lot.