VANESSA BELL | DESIGN FOR VIRGINIA WOOLF'S THE MOMENT AND OTHER ESSAYS

Property from the Collection of Ed Cohen & Victoria Shaw
VANESSA BELL
1879-1961
DESIGN FOR VIRGINIA WOOLF'S THE MOMENT AND OTHER ESSAYS

stamped with Estate stamp on the reverse
ink on paper
14 by 18.5cm.; 5½ by 7¼in.
Executed in 1947.

Condition Report:
The paper is attached to the mount with two tabs of adhesive tape along the upper edge of the work. The sheet undulates slightly. The sheet has been cut, and the lower right corner has been cut and slightly torn. There is a collaged element to the upper right corner, which is securely adhered. There are some faint handling marks to the extreme edges, including to the left edge. There is some very light time staining to the sheet. There are faint flecks of foxing to the sheet. There is some very light surface dust to the work. This excepting, the work appears to be in very good overall condition.

The work is floated in a wooden frame behind glass.

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Provenance:
The Artist's Family

Anthony d'Offay, London, where acquired by the present owners