Lot 602: John S. Currie (British, c.1884-1914) Cubist

John S. Currie (British, c.1884-1914) Cubist figure signed in pencil (lower left) pencil 9cm x 5cm. In 1910 John Currie attended the Slade School of Art in London, and was part of the 'Neo-Primitive' circle of artists at the Slade, alongside Edward Wadsworth, Christopher Nevinson, Stanley Spencer and Mark Gertler. Michael Sadler described him as 'blazing with genius'. However, he shot himself and his mistress in a fit of jealousy. His fellow artists mourned his premature death as a major loss to the British avant-garde art world.