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Provenance

The Family of the Artist Condition The sheet is not laid down.<br><br>There are some tiny creases to the extreme edges of the sheet, not visible in the present mount. There are light creasings and handling marks visible elsewhere to the sheet. There is staining to the sheet, and some spots of studio detritus. This excepting the work appears in good overall condition.<br><br>Housed behind glass, set within a cream card mount, in a dark wooden, period frame.<br><br>Please contact the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work. "In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE." Catalogue Note ‘ Lean, metallic and fiercely energised, they embody the dynamism of the new mechanised society which the twentieth century promised to engender. The amount of impressive studies Bomberg made for this canvas testifies to the important place it occupied in his pre-war work’ – Richard Cork discussing David Bomberg’s The Mud Bath (Tate, London), in Richard Cork, David Bomberg, Tate, 1988, London (exh. cat.), p.72.

Catalog summary

David Bomberg Study for The Mud Bath signed with initials pen and ink 8.5 by 13.5cm.; 3½ by 5½in. Executed circa 1914. Provenance The Family of the Artist Condition The sheet is not laid down.<br><br>There are some tiny creases to the extreme edges of the sheet, not visible in the present mount. There are light creasings and handling marks visible elsewhere to the sheet. There is staining to the sheet, and some spots of studio detritus. This excepting the work appears in good overall condition.<br><br>Housed behind glass, set within a cream card mount, in a dark wooden, period frame.<br><br>Please contact the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work. "In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE." Catalogue Note ‘ Lean, metallic and fiercely energised, they embody the dynamism of the new mechanised society which the twentieth century promised to engender. The amount of impressive studies Bomberg made for this canvas testifies to the important place it occupied in his pre-war work’ – Richard Cork discussing David Bomberg’s The Mud Bath (Tate, London), in Richard Cork, David Bomberg, Tate, 1988, London (exh. cat.), p.72.