Lot 895 , Paul Jenkins (1923-2012) Untitled, 22 x 17in.
Paul Jenkins (1923-2012)
lithograph,
Untitled,
signed and dated '60,
22 x 17in.
Estimate £280-320
Looks rather flat and may well be laid down, light acid staining showing around the margin, a few tiny dirt specks on the work, signature is right of centre and now a little faded, edition numbering is on the left and very feint so barely readable, under glass in its original painted and gilt frame which has a few minor surface scuffs, remnants of old backing board preserved verso and inscribed by Dennis Farr stating Paul Jenkins lithograph given to me by Martha Jackson, New York, April 1962. Framers label for Mickelsons of Washington DC.
Dennis Farr, museum curator and art historian was an outstanding propagandist for 20th century British art. He trained under Anthony Blunt, wrote his MA dissertation on William Etty and subsequently published a full catalogue (William Etty, 1958)
His career began as Assistant Keeper at the Tate Gallery where he was involved in the Duncan Grant retrospective, the 'Romantic Movement' exhibition and wrote two books; Modern British Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture (1964) and British Sculpture Since 1945 (1965). He went on to work at the Paul Mellon Collection in Washington, Glasgow University and as Director of the Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery.
He served as a JP, was appointed CBE in 1991 and remained unique in having been both President of the Museums Association and Chairman of the Association of Art Historians. Alongside his administrative roles he engaged in research, producing numerous works including a volume in the Oxford History of English Art series; English Art 1870-1940 (1978) as well as his book on the sculptor Lynn Chadwick (Lynn Chadwick: sculpture, 1990, written with Eva Chadwick).
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