George Spencer Watson

Lot 145: George Spencer Watson, R.A., R.W.S., R.O.I. (1869-1934)

Name: George Spencer Watson, R.A., R.W.S., R.O.I. (1869-1934)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 86400e79e2

Est: £10,000 GBP - £15,000 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomDecember 15, 2010

Item Overview

Description

George Spencer Watson, R.A., R.W.S., R.O.I. (1869-1934)
Self-portrait of the artist
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm.)

Artist or Maker

George Spencer Watson

Exhibited

London, Hampstead Art Gallery, 1920.
London, The Fine Art Society, 1934.
Bath, Victoria Art Gallery, 1982.

Notes

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.
The present self-portrait indicates a conventional middle-aged, would-be Academician. The angle at which Watson catches his mirror image is similar to that in the Four Loves I Found, his most celebrated work, of 1922.

Auction Details

Victorian & British Impressionist Pictures Including Drawings and Watercolours

Christie's

December 15, 2010, 12:00 AM GMT

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK

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