Duncan Grant (British, 1885-1978) Reclining Male Nude (Paul Roche) signed with initials and dated 'D.G/47' (lower left) charcoal on paper 39.5 x 51cm (15 9/16 x 20 1/16in). Footnotes: Provenance The Mattei Radev Collection With The Bloomsbury Workshop, London, February 2013, where acquired by the previous owner Their Sale; Bonhams, London, 18 April 2024, lot 21, where acquired by the present owner Private Collection, U.S.A. The Radev Collection is an important private art holding formed by the critic Edward Sackville-West, the artist and dealer Eardley Knollys and picture framer and collector Mattei Radev. The collection included a fine representation of Bloomsbury artworks, including Duncan Grant's Seated Male Nude (1909, sold in these rooms for £52,750 in 2021). Radev was introduced to the group by Eardley Knollys and provided frames for both Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant. We are grateful to Richard Shone for his assistance in cataloguing this lot. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * AR * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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