Modern, Post-War, Contemporary Art and Decorative Arts

Online-Only Auction, 9 - 16 September 2019

Works on Paper

Sold for

ZAR 17 588
Lot 376
  • Sir Edwin Lutyens; Sketches for Design of Liverpool Cathedral
  • Sir Edwin Lutyens; Sketches for Design of Liverpool Cathedral
  • Sir Edwin Lutyens; Sketches for Design of Liverpool Cathedral
  • Sir Edwin Lutyens; Sketches for Design of Liverpool Cathedral
  • Sir Edwin Lutyens; Sketches for Design of Liverpool Cathedral


Lot Estimate
ZAR 6 000 - 9 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 17 588

About this Item

Sir Edwin Lutyens
English 1869-1944
Sketches for Design of Liverpool Cathedral

signed, dated 1917 and inscribed with a dedication; inscribed with 'E. Lutjens (sic) Rough sketches for Liverpool Cathedral, dedicated to JM Solomon, from Leith's archives, pen and ink' on a label adhered to the reverse

pen and ink with pencil on paper
42,5 by 56cm excluding frame; 68 by 80 by 1,5cm including frame

Notes

Rough sketches and calculations on the reverse of the drawing. 

Sir Edwin Lutyens was a highly-regarded architect, most well-known for his iconic country houses, public buildings and war memorials. He collaborated with Sir Herbert Baker on projects in New Delhi, the national capital territory of India, and designed the original building of the Johannesburg Art Gallery.

Provenance

JM Solomon worked for the architect Herbert Baker. The Gordon Leith Estate donated this work to John Fassler, former Head of the Faculty of Architecture at the University of the Witwatersrand. Ownership thence by descent.


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