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Lot 30

Doris Clare Zinkeisen, Scottish 1898-1991 - Backstage at the Ballet; oil on canvas, signed lower...

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Lot 30

Doris Clare Zinkeisen, 
Scottish 1898-1991 - 
Backstage at the Ballet;
oil on canvas, signed lower...

Price Realised: £4,986

Estimate: £800 - £1,200

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Lot 30

Description

Doris Clare Zinkeisen, 
Scottish 1898-1991 - 

Backstage at the Ballet;

oil on canvas, signed lower right 'Doris Zinkheisen', 61.3 x 51 cm (ARR) 

Provenance:
Sotheby’s, London, Modern British & Continental Paintings, 21st March 2002, lot 333; 
Private Collection

Note: 
Doris worked closely alongside her younger sister, Anna Zinkeisen, for the best part of both their careers. They both were commissioned to paint murals for RMS Queen Mary and RMS Queen Elizabeth. Whilst both renowned young artists, rubbing shoulders with Laurence Olivier, Noel Coward and John Gielgud, they volunteered in both great wars as VADs. Her self-portrait (1929) from the National Portrait Gallery, London, is one of the gallery's most iconic images of the interwar period. 

Buyer's Premium

The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 26% up to £20,000 (31.2% inclusive of VAT), 25% from £20,001 - £500,000 (30% inclusive of VAT), 20% from £500,001 thereafter (24% inclusive of VAT). The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.

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(ARR) - ARTIST'S RESALE RIGHT

Qualifying living artists and the descendants of artists deceased within the last 70 years are entitled to receive a re-sale royalty each time their work is bought through an auction house or art market professional.

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ARR is capped at £12,500

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