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Lot 30

AMENDMENT: this work is by Vanessa Bell and not attributed to her as stated in the...

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Lot 30

AMENDMENT: this work is by Vanessa Bell and not attributed to her as stated in the...

Price Realised: £20,800

Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000

Price realised is hammer price plus fees (30% Buyers Premium inclusive of VAT).

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Lot 30

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AMENDMENT: this work is by Vanessa Bell and not attributed to her as stated in the printed catalogue. Please see the note below for further details.

 

 

Vanessa Bell,

British 1879-1961-

 

Portrait of Sir Leslie Stephen, c. 1902-3;

 

oil on canvas, 67x60cm (ARR)

 

Note: Sir Leslie Stephen, father of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell, was an eminent man of letters and the editor of the first 26 volumes of the Dictionary of National Biography. The present portrait bears resemblance to the portrait of Leslie Stephen by George Frederic Watts on loan to the National Portrait Gallery [NPG L238]. Vanessa knew Watts personally as a family friend and her early work was greatly influenced by him. The present work is Vanessa's earliest known portrait painting.

We are grateful to Richard Shone for his assistance with the cataloguing of this work.

Literature: Richard Shone, 'The Art of Bloomsbury', London: Tate Publishing, 1999, fig. 147, ill. p. 278.

Buyer's Premium

The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 26% up to £20,000 (31.2% inclusive of VAT), 25% from £20,001 - £500,000 (30% inclusive of VAT), 20% from £500,001 thereafter (24% inclusive of VAT). The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.

VAT
VAT is not charged on the hammer price unless it is stated that there is 'VAT applicable on the hammer price at the end of the description. Buyer's premium is subject to VAT.
(ARR) - ARTIST'S RESALE RIGHT

Qualifying living artists and the descendants of artists deceased within the last 70 years are entitled to receive a re-sale royalty each time their work is bought through an auction house or art market professional.

It applies to lots with hammer value over £1,000 as follows:
0 to £50,000 - 4%
£50,000.01 to £200,000 - 3%
£200,000.01 to £350,000 - 1%
£350,000.01 to £500,000 - 0.5%
Exceeding £500,000 - 0.25%
ARR is capped at £12,500

Please note ARR is calculated in euros. Auctioneers will apply current exchange rates.

Export of goods

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