Vanessa Bell (British, 1879-1961) Design for cross-stitch chair back for Virginia Woolf I 30.5 x...

Vanessa Bell (British, 1879-1961) Design for cross-stitch chair back for Virginia Woolf I stamped with initials 'VB' (lower left) pastel 30.5 x 40.6 cm. (12 x 16 in.) (sheet); 21.4 x 34.4 cm. (8 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.) (image) Executed circa 1930-32 Footnotes: Provenance With The Bloomsbury Workshop, London Sale; Christie's, New York, 1 December 2004, lot 121 (as Flowers on a Tabletop by a Window), where acquired by the present owner The present work relates to the needlepoint design for a set of dining chairs, made by Grant and Bell for their Music Room exhibition at the Lefevre Gallery in early 1933, an endeavour which was partly underwritten by Virginia Woolf. When the show was over, Woolf kept the chairs for her Sussex home Monks House. We are grateful to Richard Shone for his assistance in cataloguing this lot. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * AR * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing