Poppies

Details

Sir Cedric Morris (1889-1982)
Poppies
signed and dated 'CEDRIC MORRIS/-26' (lower left)
oil on canvas
24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm.)

Provenance

Purchased by the present owners' father in the 1930s, 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.

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Lot Essay

Sir Cedric Morris was as keen a gardener as he was a painter, and he bred several plants which were duly named after him, including a rose, geranium, daffodil, poppies and irises. Papaver Orientale 'Cedric Morris' is a large poppy of greyish-pink with a purple-black blotch at the base of each frilled petal. His gardens and flowers inspired other gardeners including Vita Sackville-West, Beth Ditto and Tony Venison.

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