Charles Robinson Sykes (1875-1950)
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Charles Robinson Sykes (1875-1950)

A snowy evening below Hungerford Bridge, London.

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Charles Robinson Sykes (1875-1950)
A snowy evening below Hungerford Bridge, London.
signed 'Charles Sykes' (lower left)
bodycolour
21½ x 16¼ in. (54.6 x 41.3cm.)
Special notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

Lot Essay

Charles Sykes artistic ability is largely recognised in a decorative capacity. He worked mostly as a sculptor but also with Rolls Royce to design the Spirit of Ecstasy mascot which adorns their cars and which is now synonymous with the brand and the era. Because of this, and because Sykes largely painted for enjoyment, works of fine art by his hand do not often come to the market. This work, truly evocative of London life at the turn of the 20th century, typifies Sykes ability to define his era through his artistic output.

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