12th Oct, 2015 11:00
MODERN & POST-WAR BRITISH ART, DESIGN
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‡Robin Tanner (British, 1904-1988) Christmas, 1929 (Garton 9) 13/50, signed and numbered in pencil
‡Robin Tanner (British, 1904-1988)
Christmas, 1929 (Garton 9)
13/50, signed and numbered in pencil (in the margin)
etching
33.5cm x 27.5cm.
Most of the studies for this print were made at Castle Come one moonlit night.
In his autobiography Tanner described how 'it was an eerie feeling, working through the small hours in that empty village where the moonlight lay in sheets of silver so bright and constant that we drew as easily as by day.'
Sold for £2,800
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
‡Robin Tanner (British, 1904-1988)
Christmas, 1929 (Garton 9)
13/50, signed and numbered in pencil (in the margin)
etching
33.5cm x 27.5cm.
Most of the studies for this print were made at Castle Come one moonlit night.
In his autobiography Tanner described how 'it was an eerie feeling, working through the small hours in that empty village where the moonlight lay in sheets of silver so bright and constant that we drew as easily as by day.'
Auction: MODERN & POST-WAR BRITISH ART, DESIGN, 12th Oct, 2015
MODERN & POST-WAR BRITISH ART, DESIGN
