Vanessa Bell (British, 1879-1961) Sketchbook (Paris), 1921 8.6 x 13.8...

Vanessa Bell (British, 1879-1961)
Sketchbook (Paris), 1921
signed, inscribed and dated 'MAY/JULY/1921/Sketch/book/by/Vanessa/Bell-/Paris' (inside back cover); and variously inscribed (on several pages)
card bound sketchbook comprising 26 pencil drawings on paper
8.6 x 13.8 cm. (3 3/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
Subjects include street scenes; several figure and portrait studies including two made at Versailles; still lifes; studies of hands; four drawings of Bell's daughter Angelica; an itemised drawing of crockery and a nude; along with notes relating to travel costs and addresses.

Provenance
The Artist's Estate, where acquired by the present owner
Private Collection, U.K.

We are grateful to Richard Shone for his assistance in cataloguing this work.