5th Apr, 2022 10:00
Modern and Contemporary Art
53
Glyn Philpot RA (1884-1937)
Glyn Philpot RA (1884-1937)
Study of the Artist's sister, Gertrude;
Study of the Artist's sister, Daisy
two, pencil
18.7 x 12.5cm each, framed as one
Provenance: Gabrielle Cross, the artist's niece;
with the Fine Art Society, London.
Preparatory sketches for the oil painting 'The Sisters of the Artist', 1922, Bonhams, '20th Century British Art', 26 June 2007, lot 16.
Glyn Philpot was a British painter and sculptor, best known for his portraits of contemporary figures such as Siegfried Sassoon. This drawing is a preparatory study for one of the few portraits Philpot painted of his family members; the final painting was exhibited at the Academy of 1922 to wide acclaim. It is an intimate sketch of his two older and much-loved sisters, Gertrude and Daisy. Daisy often posed for her brother, but this is the first portrait featuring Gertrude. Philpot’s light pencil line, executed in swift movements, captures his sisters with great sensitivity. It creates a feeling of familial intimacy aided by their unforced expressions and composure, neither looking deliberately towards the painter nor away from him.
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Auction: Modern and Contemporary Art, 5th Apr, 2022
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