Self-Portrait, David Bomberg

Property from the Collection of the late John and Ann Kay
David Bomberg
1890 - 1957
Self-Portrait

charcoal and pencil on paper
unframed: 45 by 31cm.; 17¾ by 12¼in.
framed: 66 by 51.5cm.; 26 by 20¼in.
Executed circa 1948.

We are grateful to Richard Cork for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.

Condition Report:
The work appears in very good overall condition. The sheet is sound, not laid down and is hinged to the mount with adhesive tape in the upper corners verso.

There are two artist pinholes along the top edge. There is inherent imprinted text to the paper along the left edge. Corners of the sheet are slightly rounded, and the lower corners are curling slightly. A few specks of surface matter, handling marks and one or two extremely minor spots of foxing. Sheet may be very slightly time stained.

Float mounted and held under glass in a simple wood frame with a cream mount.

Please contact Bryn Sayles on bryn.sayles@sothebys.com if you have any questions regarding the present work.

Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.

Provenance:
Lilian Bomberg
Anthony d'Offay, London, where acquired by the late owners in 1981