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Harry Kernoff
MASQUERADE COSTUMES (A SET OF THIRTEEN)
Lot 28
Price Realised:
€9,000
Estimate:
€8,000 - €12,000
Harry Kernoff RHA, 1900-1974
MASQUERADE COSTUMES (A SET OF THIRTEEN)
Watercolour, pen and ink, 9 1/4" x 7" (23 x 18cm) (each work), each signed and inscribed, two dated (1927) remaining ten dated (1928).
Provenance: Purchased directly f...
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Lot 28
Harry Kernoff
MASQUERADE COSTUMES (A SET OF THIRTEEN)
Lot 28
Harry Kernoff
MASQUERADE COSTUMES (A SET OF THIRTEEN)
Estimate:
€8,000 - €12,000
Harry Kernoff RHA, 1900-1974
MASQUERADE COSTUMES (A SET OF THIRTEEN)
Watercolour, pen and ink, 9 1/4" x 7" (23 x 18cm) (each work), each signed and inscribed, two dated (1927) remaining ten dated (1928).
Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist; 'Irish Art Auction', Whytes, Dublin 26th April 2005, no. 59; sold these rooms, 8th December 2010, no.93; Private Collection.
Individual titles are Fancy Costume, Heavy Villain, Ballet, Fool, Sea-Dog, Patriarch, Cretan or Minoen, 18th Cen. Irish, The Belle, Mephystophyles the Buffoon, Prince and Jester.
These designs were most likely the basis of a large oil composition, titled Mascarade [sic], which was shown at the RHA in the spring of 1929 as catalogue no. 221, £175-0-0; his highest priced exhibit at the time. Later that same year Kernoff again exhibited a work titled Masquerade in his show at the Civic Theatre in Dun Laoghaire's town hall (catalogue no. 1, £100-0-0). Despite the reduction in price, the work or works were evidently considered important by the artist himself, and it is believed that Kernoff intended for the group of individual watercolours to hang in the foyer of the Abbey Theatre - an ambition ultimately never realised. A further two works from the series, both dated 1928, were donated by the artist's sister to the National Gallery of Ireland in 1975 (NGI 3183 and 3184).
MASQUERADE COSTUMES (A SET OF THIRTEEN)
Watercolour, pen and ink, 9 1/4" x 7" (23 x 18cm) (each work), each signed and inscribed, two dated (1927) remaining ten dated (1928).
Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist; 'Irish Art Auction', Whytes, Dublin 26th April 2005, no. 59; sold these rooms, 8th December 2010, no.93; Private Collection.
Individual titles are Fancy Costume, Heavy Villain, Ballet, Fool, Sea-Dog, Patriarch, Cretan or Minoen, 18th Cen. Irish, The Belle, Mephystophyles the Buffoon, Prince and Jester.
These designs were most likely the basis of a large oil composition, titled Mascarade [sic], which was shown at the RHA in the spring of 1929 as catalogue no. 221, £175-0-0; his highest priced exhibit at the time. Later that same year Kernoff again exhibited a work titled Masquerade in his show at the Civic Theatre in Dun Laoghaire's town hall (catalogue no. 1, £100-0-0). Despite the reduction in price, the work or works were evidently considered important by the artist himself, and it is believed that Kernoff intended for the group of individual watercolours to hang in the foyer of the Abbey Theatre - an ambition ultimately never realised. A further two works from the series, both dated 1928, were donated by the artist's sister to the National Gallery of Ireland in 1975 (NGI 3183 and 3184).
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PLEASE BID EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.
In order to allow rival bidders the opportunity to respond to a late bid the following extensions will apply:
IF A BID IS RECEIVED WITHIN THE FINAL 45 SECONDS OF THE COUNTDOWN THE CLOCK WILL RESET TO 60 SECONDS.
At any point you can leave a maximum bid, representing the highest price you are prepared to pay for a particular lot. Bidding only advances when there is competition from a rival bidder. In that case the system bids on your behalf, only up to the maximum if required. All bids are relayed to you be email, along with notification if you have been outbid.
All maximum bids are confidential and not disclosed. The system will endeavor to purchase the lot for you for the least price. Bids are subject to buyer’s premium of 25% (incl vat), with no additional charges.
In the event of a tied bid, the preference will be given to the bid submitted first. The second bidder will receive immediate notification of being outbid.
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