BLUNT
(Wilfrid Jasper Walter, 1901-1987, Art Teacher, Author, Artist and Curator of the Watts Gallery)
Long Autograph Letter Signed to Mr Gwynne Hughes
thanking him for his letter and saying that it is "always a great pleasure to hear that what one has written has been enjoyed. I've just finished a biography of old Sir Sydney Cockerell ... he always made a point of telling authors, actors, musicians etc. of performances enjoyed, & I've ample evidence among his papers of the pleasure he gave. Yes, I've known the Balder Bookshop for many years now, & have spent happy hours among its shelves; that was when I was living ... at Ham, but now, alas, I am seldom in its neighbourhood. I've two other books 'on the stocks' - another flower book (to be called Poppycock) & a book on Persia. Neither will be ready for a long time yet, but I'm miserable when I haven't several projects in varying stages of development ...", 2 sides 8vo., The Curator's House, Watts Gallery, nr Guildford, 17th March
Item Date:
1964
Stock No:
40286
£45
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BOEHM
(Sir J. Edgar, R.A., 1834-1890, 1st Bart., Austrian-born Sculptor)
Autograph Letter Signed to 'Dear Madame' (Mrs. Fletcher)
saying he will send "tomorrow morning my men to fetch the marble statuette & will try all I can to sell it & shall also restore the broken foot", he has been quite unable "to prepare yet any sketches for the memorial for Dublin Cathedral" but hopes soon "to get some of my most pressing work out of hand & then begin it at once", 2 sides 8vo., The Avenue, 76 Fulham Road, S.W., 11th March
light traces of pin in blank top margins
Item Date:
1879
Stock No:
16798
£45
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BONE
(Sir Muirhead, 1876-1953, Water-colour Painter & Etcher)
Two Delightful Drawings done as a boy in Coloured Crayon, one Signed,
the first, inscribed below 'WITH LOVE FR[O]M Muirhead Bone' reads 'MY HOTEL' over the door, two storeys with bay windows and an attic storey, with a roof of round-bottomed tiles, he has altered two of the attic windows to gables to try to match the other dormer windows, in the background are forests and mountains, (7¼" x 9¼"), the second shows a garden front of a castle with 'KING' over the entrance between two round towers, someone is raising a royal standard, two soldiers in busbies guard the entrance while a man, presumably the king, walks towards the viewer with his dog, (4¾" x 7"), each in a window of a card mount 15¼" x 13", no place, no date, circa
small closed tear in foot of first drawing without loss
Item Date:
1885
Stock No:
56057
£1650
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BONE
(Sir Muirhead, 1876-1953, Water-colour Painter & Etcher, War Artist)
Autograph Letter Signed to Charles REILLY
(1874-1948, Head of the Liverpool School of Architecture) saying that "Encouraged by Mary I am venturing to bother you with this prospectus of my Spanish book. It reproduces (really magnificently) some 180 of my drawings - altogether a terrific work! Two original etchings also. It may amuse you - I hope you may find a moment in London to have a look at the book itself. Mary suggests to me that your friend Mr Peter Jones of Liverpool might be interested to hear of the book so I enclose a second prospectus. We are all here in Norfolk for the health of younger son Gavin - he has had a long fight with tuberculosis but I am glad to say is ever so much better now only has to be careful & this Norfolk air suits him ... he is getting attention at the Sanatorium at Mundesley ..." and ends with the hope that "your own health is much improved", 1 side 4to., Sunnywood, West `runton, Cromer, Norfolk 14th July
Item Date:
1936
Stock No:
39192
£125
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BONE
(Sir Muirhead, 1876-1953, Water-colour Painter & Etcher, War Artist)
Autograph Letter Signed to Charles REILLY
(1874-1948, Head of the Liverpool School of Architecture) thanking him for "sending me the Cripps Petition. Certainly I will sign it and I shall ask Gavin what he thinks about it. But not easy for usto get more signatures - however I'll see about it. I have not been back to Brightonsince I saw you ... I think I can finishe that drawing of the front without goig back ... ... Lutyens looked fine at the RA banquet and I liked very much his air of courtesy and hospitality without pompousness. From where I was, unfortunately, he was not very audible so ... I only mastered his speech next morning (but don't tell him this!). I think a school of traditional architecture is much needed in London when I see the full horror of that horrible new side of Berkeley Square. There are lots of good things to pick out in the RA - the total effect is a jumble but I don't see how you can avoid that, especially in these days. Stephen I'm glad to say sold his big picture on Private View day. I haven't forgotten the kind promise of yourself and your friend to buy drawings for my 'Casals Fund' ..." with a postscript that he has "a very elaborate drawing of John Brown's Shipyard Clydebank with the 'Queen Elizabeth' building at the R.A.", 2 sides 4to., with original autograph envelope, Grayflete, Ferry Hinksey, Oxford, 1st May
Item Date:
1939
Stock No:
39194
£225
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