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Auction archive: Lot number 5

§ EILEEN AGAR, R.A. (1904–1991)

Estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
ca. US$1,384 - US$2,768
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 5

§ EILEEN AGAR, R.A. (1904–1991)

Estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
ca. US$1,384 - US$2,768
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

§ (The Delighted Eye Part II: Works from the Collection of Allen and Beryl Freer, 25th February 2021) EILEEN AGAR R.A. (1904–1991) EILEEN AGAR R.A. (1904–1991) Spiral head signed AGAR (lower right) pencil and gouache 34.2 x 24.7 cm (13 1/2 x 9 3/4 in) Executed in 1954 PROVENANCE: Acquired from the artist 'The fantastic heads of mythical personae that she painted must have had their beginnings in the heads carved in the intaglios. Heads have always been a source of fascination and inspiration to Agar ever since she painted her self-portrait...in the mid-twenties... They blossomed forth in vibrant colours with their dynamic form and communicated her delight in the design of old stones.' Allen Freer (from Eileen Agar – Angel of Audacity, unpublished manuscript, 1998)

Auction archive: Lot number 5
Auction:
Datum:
25 Feb 2021
Auction house:
Chiswick Auctions
Colville Road 1
London, W3 8BL
United Kingdom
info@chiswickauctions.co.uk
+44 020 89924442
Beschreibung:

§ (The Delighted Eye Part II: Works from the Collection of Allen and Beryl Freer, 25th February 2021) EILEEN AGAR R.A. (1904–1991) EILEEN AGAR R.A. (1904–1991) Spiral head signed AGAR (lower right) pencil and gouache 34.2 x 24.7 cm (13 1/2 x 9 3/4 in) Executed in 1954 PROVENANCE: Acquired from the artist 'The fantastic heads of mythical personae that she painted must have had their beginnings in the heads carved in the intaglios. Heads have always been a source of fascination and inspiration to Agar ever since she painted her self-portrait...in the mid-twenties... They blossomed forth in vibrant colours with their dynamic form and communicated her delight in the design of old stones.' Allen Freer (from Eileen Agar – Angel of Audacity, unpublished manuscript, 1998)

Auction archive: Lot number 5
Auction:
Datum:
25 Feb 2021
Auction house:
Chiswick Auctions
Colville Road 1
London, W3 8BL
United Kingdom
info@chiswickauctions.co.uk
+44 020 89924442
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