Sir Francis Rose, British 1909-1979 - Composition (Rose on yellow background), 1950; gouache on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Francis Rose 50', 60.5 x 48.3 cm: with a pencil on paper drawing on the reverse of the sheet (unframed) (ARR)...
Sir Francis Rose, British 1909-1979 - Composition (Rose on yellow background), 1950; gouache on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Francis Rose 50', 60.5 x 48.3 cm: with a pencil on paper drawing on the reverse of the sheet (unframed) (ARR) Provenance: Gimpel Fils, London; private collection Note: Rose began his career as a set designer for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, sometimes collaborating with his friend Christopher Wood. He was a friend of Gertrude Stein, who owned many of his works and of whom he made a portrait.
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Sir Francis Rose, British 1909-1979 - Composition (Rose on yellow background), 1950; gouache on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Francis Rose 50', 60.5 x 48.3 cm: with a pencil on paper drawing on the reverse of the sheet (unframed) (ARR) Provenance: Gimpel Fils, London; private collection Note: Rose began his career as a set designer for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, sometimes collaborating with his friend Christopher Wood. He was a friend of Gertrude Stein, who owned many of his works and of whom he made a portrait.
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