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Sir Terry Frost RA, British 1915-2003 - The Three Graces, 1959; ink and wash on paper, signed lower...
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Sir Terry Frost RA,
British 1915-2003 -
The Three Graces, 1959;
ink and wash on paper, signed lower right 'T Frost', 24.3 x 36.5 cm (ARR)
Provenance:
with Austin/Desmond, London;
The Collection of Mollie and Graham Dark, purchased from the above in October 1989
Exhibited:
Austin/Desmond, London, 'Terry Frost: Works on Paper 25 Years', 1986, p.8-9
Note:
Frost would return to the subject of the Three Graces throughout his career, inspired by studying Rubens' version as a student. The three round forms echo Rubens' voluptuous women. An oil on canvas of the same subject is in the collection of the Bristol Museum & Art Gallery.
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