An Italian Townscape

Details

Peter Lanyon (1918-1964)
An Italian Townscape
signed and dated 'Peter Lanyon 50' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour
10 ¼ x 15 3/8 in. (26.1 x 39.1 cm.)

Provenance

A gift from the artist to Marigold Holman, and by descent.

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

Lanyon first went to Italy in December 1943, where he worked as a flight mechanic in the RAF. His deployment lasted two years, in which time he learned Italian and travelled the southern provinces, drawing, painting and making constructions. Lanyon saw Italy as his spiritual home and this relationship informed some of his best works. Lanyon's first trip back to Italy after the war was with his wife in 1950.

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