Roger de Grey (1918-1995) - St. Symphorien, 1987

St. Symphorien, 1987

oil on canvas
127 cms x 91.4 cms (50 ins x 36 ins)
Signed "de G" lower left
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "International Art Auction" held on Thu, Jun 14, 2018.
Lot 341
Estimate: CAD $4,000 - $6,000
Realised: CAD $6,840

Lot description - from the online catalogue*

Provenance:
Gallery 10, London;

From whom purchased by the present Private Collection, Toronto at the cited exhibition in March 1987

Exhibitions:
Gallery 10, London "Exhibition of paintings, water colours and drawings by Roger De Grey R.A. & Flavia Irwin", March 11 - March 31, 1987, "St. Symphorien" illustrated in colour on the cover of the exhibition brochure included in the lot

Literature:
"Galleries" by Anna-Mei Chadwick, illustrated full page in colour, p. 170;

Bernard Denvir, "The President as Painter Roger de Grey", April 1987, pgs. 37 -39, depicting the artist working on "St. Symphorien" for the Gallery 10 exhibition, illustrated in colour, and illustrated in black and white, p. 38;

"Art Review", March 27, 1987, p. 190, a detail of "St. Symphorien", illustrated in black and white;

"Illustrated London News", Roger Berthoud, "Going Public the RA's President's one-man show" March 1987;

Sue Bond, "Tableau Magazine", 'Gallery 10';

"London Portrait Magazine";

"Then Times", Saturday March 7, 1987
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.
St. Symphorien, 1987 by artist Roger de Grey