Lot Essay
The present work is based on sketches Fitton made of Brixton Market.
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London Market
Details
JAMES FITTON, R.A. (1889-1982)
London Market
signed 'Fitton' (lower right)
oil on board
23 ¾ x 32 ½ in. (60.3 x 82.5 cm.)
Painted in 1973.
London Market
signed 'Fitton' (lower right)
oil on board
23 ¾ x 32 ½ in. (60.3 x 82.5 cm.)
Painted in 1973.
Provenance
The One Foundation, Jersey.
Their sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 14 December 2012, lot 425, where purchased by the present owner.
Their sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 14 December 2012, lot 425, where purchased by the present owner.
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, James Fitton, R.A., 1899-1982, London, Dulwich Picture Gallery, 1986, p. 61, no. 40, illustrated.
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, 1973, no. 101.
London, Dulwich Picture Gallery, James Fitton, R.A., 1899-1982, November 1986 - January 1987, no. 40.
London, Dulwich Picture Gallery, James Fitton, R.A., 1899-1982, November 1986 - January 1987, no. 40.
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