Stephen Tennant - Untitled (Sailors)

July 28, 2022

Deco + Design III

Lot 190

Stephen Tennant

British (1906-1986)

Untitled (Sailors) (1967)

Medium

watercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions

sheet: 9 7/8 x 16 inches

Signature

signed lower left

Additional Info

further inscribed below signature

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Price Realized: $2,125
Includes buyer's premium

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Frame Information: unframed
Provenance: Property from the Collection of Seymour Stein
Sotheby's, London, Modern British and Irish Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, 4 October 1995, Lot 94
Condition: overall good condition, fully adhered to board, with some toning, dogear creases, minor buckling and minor tearing of the paper, mostly around edges, and one area of restoration to the upper right edge

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Seymour Stein

Legendary Sire Records co-founder, Seymour Stein, kick-started the era of punk and new wave music in the 1970s and ‘80s, by signing to the label such iconic artists as the Ramones, The Smiths, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, Ice-T, and famously, in 1982, Madonna. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.

Beginning in the early 1970s, while traveling as a young businessman throughout Europe, Stein developed an enthusiasm for early 20th-century art. Wherever he went, he sought out antique stores, art fairs, and major auction houses — ultimately forging a vast collection.

The Collecting Eye of Seymour Stein, Sotheby’s 2003 auction showcased Stein’s interest in Art Deco furniture and porcelain, metalwork and glassware, European Symbolist and Pre-Raphaelite paintings. Works from the distinguished collection were also included in Sotheby’s 2018, Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, auction.

Seymour Stein passed on April 2nd, 2023.