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Nina Hamnett, British 1890–1956 - The Lounge Lizard, 1917; ink on paper, signed with initials and...
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Nina Hamnett,
British 1890–1956 -
The Lounge Lizard, 1917;
ink on paper, signed with initials and...
Price Realised: £4,723
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Price realised is hammer price plus fees (31.2% Buyers Premium inclusive of VAT).
Lot 141
Description
Nina Hamnett,
British 1890–1956 -
The Lounge Lizard, 1917;
ink on paper, signed with initials and dated lower right 'NH 17', 16.5 x 108 cm (ARR)
Provenance:
Sandra Lummis Fine Art, London (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame);
Dreweatts, Newbury, Modern and Contemporary Art, 19th October 2022, lot 78;
a private collector of Bloomsbury related art
Note:
Hamnett was notorious for her bohemian lifestyle and powerful portraits, depicting the artistic circle around her that included figures such as Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, Ossip Zadkine and Horace Brodzky. She worked for Roger Fry's Omega Workshop and was dubbed the 'Queen of Bohemia'. Her work was recently the focus of an acclaimed exhibition at Charleston Farmhouse, the home of Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, in 2021.
Sandra Lummis sold works by Vanessa Bell and John Nash to the British Museum.
Fees & VAT
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.
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ARR is capped at £12,500
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