Duncan Grant (British, 1885-1978)Paul Roche reclining
signed with initials and dated 'D.G./1 Jan'48' (lower right)
charcoal
55 x 38cm (21 5/8 x 14 15/16in).
together with a further pencil study related to the painting Portrait of Vanessa Bell in Fancy Dress (1930), and an ink and charcoal design for the 1973 lithograph Interior, which was published in colour for the Penwith Portfolio of prints, both by the same hand
(unframed)
(3)注脚Provenance
The Artist, by whom gifted to
Paul Roche, and thence by descent to the present owner
Private Collection, U.K.

The present work features Paul Roche, the poet and translator, posing in Grant's room at 1 Taviton Street, London.