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World Treasures: Important Russian, Asian, European & American Fine Art

May 24-25, 2016

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Day One - Lots 1-511

Day Two - Lots 512-1170

Lot 8

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AUGUSTUS EDWIN JOHN (British 1878-1961)
Reclining Female Nude -circa 1939
Pencil on paper laid down on cardstock being an assembled image comprising eight pieces of paper reassembled. See commentary below.
Signed lower right
14.25 inches x 16.75 inches (36.5 x 42.5 cm)

Estimate: $800 - 1,200 € 704 - 1,056

Price Realized: $1,500.00

Lot is accompanied with a copy of a letter penned by the artist dated 1939 and written to Peter Cazalet (1907-1973), asking Cazalet to try and get him a sitting with Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and going on to explain how in a fit of rage he recently tore up a large number of his drawings which he explains were then pieced back together by his dealer Francis Lenn Taylor (1897-1968). Cazalet was a noted race horse trainer who trained many horses owned by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. While Taylor was a successful art dealer both in London and Beverly Hills, he is most known today as being the father of actress Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011).

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CONDITION NOTICE: All items are sold “AS IS” and there will be no returns based on condition. The items sold are often of considerable age and will exhibit wear, usage and damage often not listed in the catalog entry. The absence of condition remarks in the catalog entry DOES NOT mean the item is in perfect condition. Prospective buyers are in ALL CASES responsible for determining the physical condition of lots. No employee or agent of Jackson's International Auctioneers and Appraisers is authorized to make on our behalf or on that of the consignor any representation or warranty, oral or written, with respect to any property. Therefore, if a prospective bidder has not examined the property to their satisfaction before the sale, or his/her agent has not inspected the property, Jackson's recommends that they not bid on the property. All dimensions are approximate. The condition of frames is not guaranteed.

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World Treasures: Important Russian, Asian, European & American Fine Art

May 24-25, 2016

Beginning at 9:00 AM daily

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