Modern British & 20th Century Art Part I - 11th December 2025

Lot 544

ΦEdward Burra CBE (1905-1976)

Estimate £8,000 - £12,000 | Hammer £10795

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Description

ΦEdward Burra CBE (1905-1976)
The Actress (recto); Costume Design (verso)
Studio stamp (lower right to verso)
Indian ink (recto); Watercolour and pencil with pen and ink (verso)
48.5 x 37cm (recto sight); 48 x 27cm (verso sight)

Provenance:
Lefevre Gallery, London;
Sotheby's, London, Works from the Estate of Edward Burra, Lady Ritchie of Dundee and Associated Owners, 3 July 2002, lot 231;
Martin Summers Fine Art Ltd, London, July 2002, where purchased by Anthony John Lippitt;
The Collection of the late A J Lippitt (Lots 541-546)

Exhibited:
London, Arts Council of Great Britain, Hayward Gallery, Edward Burra, August-September 1985, no.185 (subsequently travelling to Southampton Art Gallery, Leeds City Art Gallery and Norwich Castle Museum, October 1985 - February 1986)