Duncan Grant (British, 1885-1978) A Brace of Dead Pheasants 61...
Duncan Grant (British, 1885-1978)
A Brace of Dead Pheasants
signed and dated 'D. Grant//52' (lower right)
oil on canvas
61 x 31.1 cm. (24 x 12 1/4 in.)
Provenance
With Thomas Agnew & Sons, London
Sale; Sotheby's, London, 7 March 1990, lot 91
With Abbott & Holder, London, where acquired by
Alastair and Jane Reid
Private Collection, U.K.
The pheasants painted here by Grant were almost certainly shot by Clive Bell, who took up shooting to fill the table at Charleston throughout the war years.
Alastair Reid was a Bafta and Emmy winning director of television drama, known for titles such as Tales of the City and Traffik, and his wife Jane was a gifted set-designer.
We are grateful to Richard Shone for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.
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Duncan Grant (British, 1885-1978)
A Brace of Dead Pheasants
signed and dated 'D. Grant//52' (lower right)
oil on canvas
61 x 31.1 cm. (24 x 12 1/4 in.)
Provenance
With Thomas Agnew & Sons, London
Sale; Sotheby's, London, 7 March 1990, lot 91
With Abbott & Holder, London, where acquired by
Alastair and Jane Reid
Private Collection, U.K.
The pheasants painted here by Grant were almost certainly shot by Clive Bell, who took up shooting to fill the table at Charleston throughout the war years.
Alastair Reid was a Bafta and Emmy winning director of television drama, known for titles such as Tales of the City and Traffik, and his wife Jane was a gifted set-designer.
We are grateful to Richard Shone for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.
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