{"product_id":"sl3-pram-study-drawing-and-figure-watercolour-to-reverse-c1939-by-stanley-lewis","title":"SL3 Pram study drawing and figure watercolour to reverse c1939 by Stanley Lewis","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rare double-sided work on paper by the British artist \u003cstrong\u003eStanley Lewis\u003c\/strong\u003e (1905–2009), dating from around 1939.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe front presents an original pencil study of a pram, complete with the artist's own annotations. We believe this to be an early compositional study for Lewis's celebrated \u003cem\u003eHyde Park in Summer\u003c\/em\u003e painting — making it a fascinating insight into his working process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo the reverse is a partial figure study in pencil and watercolour, inspired by \u003cstrong\u003eAugustus John\u003c\/strong\u003e and dating from the early 1920s — a fragment of an earlier, larger work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth sides are closely related to drawings published in the \u003cem\u003eLiss Llewellyn Stanley Lewis\u003c\/em\u003e catalogue, produced to accompany the 2010 exhibition \u003cem\u003eThe Unknown Artist: Stanley Lewis and his Contemporaries\u003c\/em\u003e at the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery \u0026amp; Bedford Museum (12 June – 5 September 2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pencil (front); pencil and watercolour (reverse)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaper size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24 × 20 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unframed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of origin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Great Britain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA compelling piece for collectors of British modernism, Potteries-connected artists, or those drawn to the working methods of mid-century painters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanley Lewis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39672935579690,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/9705\/files\/sl3-pram-study-drawing-by-stanley-lewis-original-art-171.webp?v=1763486914","url":"https:\/\/www.barewall.co.uk\/products\/sl3-pram-study-drawing-and-figure-watercolour-to-reverse-c1939-by-stanley-lewis","provider":"Barewall","version":"1.0","type":"link"}