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Lot 32

Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson A.R.A
(British, 1889-1946)
Marsh Iris 46.3 x 40.5 cm. (18 1/4 x 16 in.)

14 November 2018, 15:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson A.R.A (British, 1889-1946)

Marsh Iris
signed indistinctly 'C.R.W Nev' (lower right)
oil on panel
46.3 x 40.5 cm. (18 1/4 x 16 in.)
Painted circa 1935

Footnotes

Provenance
The Artist, by whom gifted to
Sir Charles Strong, K.C.V.O.
With New Art Centre, London
With Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold
Sale; Sotheby's, 30 September 1999, lot 137 (as Marsh Irises)
Private Collection, U.K.

Exhibited
London, Cooling Galleries, 8-21 November 1935, cat.no.36
London, Barbizon House, Flower Paintings by C.R.W Nevinson R.B.A., R.O.I., N.E.A.C., January-February 1936, cat.no.22
London, New English Arts Club, Spring 1946, cat.no.66

Marsh Iris was first exhibited at the Cooling Galleries in 1935. It was shown again at Barbizon House in 1936, as part of an exhibition which Nevinson devoted to paintings of flowers. For his floral arrangements he was aided by his horticulturalist wife Kathleen, who also wrote a preface to the catalogue: "I know that he is much more fond of Nature than he ever allows it to be known...Purely as a professional gardener I do so appreciate the living quality of his flowers...".

We are grateful to Chris Martin for compiling this catalogue entry.

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