Merryn Schriever
Managing Director, Australia
Lot 10
Jeffrey Smart(Australian, 1921-2013)St John's Church, London, c.1948-50
Amended
6 June 2017, 18:30 AEST
Sydney, NCJWASold for AU$9,760 inc. premium
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Alex Clark
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Jeffrey Smart (Australian, 1921-2013)
St John's Church, London, c.1948-50
signed lower right: 'JEFF SMART'; inscribed lower left: 'St John's Walk'
watercolour and gouache on paper
29.5 x 34.5cm (11 5/8 x 13 9/16in).
signed lower right: 'JEFF SMART'; inscribed lower left: 'St John's Walk'
watercolour and gouache on paper
29.5 x 34.5cm (11 5/8 x 13 9/16in).
Footnotes
PROVENANCE
Private collection, London
Although the work is inscribed 'St John's Walk' the view is in fact of St John's Church in St John's Garden near Lansdowne Walk, London. The work dates from 1948-1950 when the artist was living and working close by with fellow artists Jacqueline Hick and Michael Shannon.
We gratefully acknowledge the kind assistance of Stephen Rogers, archivist for the Estate of Jeffrey Smart, in cataloguing this work.
Saleroom notices
Please note the correct title should read 'St Johns Walk', c.1948-50, as inscribed by the artist. Although the work is inscribed 'St John's Walk' the view is in fact of St John's Notting Hill, as located at the intersection of Lansdowne Crescent, and St John's Gardens, one block from Lansdowne Walk. The work dates from 1948-1950 when the artist was living and working close by with fellow artists Jacqueline Hick and Michael Shannon.
