Two Perspective Drawings of Castle Drogo, Devon

Cyril Arthur Farey (1888 - 1954)

Castle Drogo

circa 1923 - 1924

1) Castle Drogo, circa 1924; 2) Castle Drogo from the South, circa 1923. Castle Drogo was commissioned from Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1910 by Julius Drewe, who had made a fortune as a young man by establishing the grocery stores, Home and Colonial. Both client and architect had a romantic vision of a great medieval fortress.

• Medium: pencil & watercolour
• Dimensions: 60.3 x 102.8cm & 62.8 x 51.7cm
• Art Fund Grant: £592 ( Total: £2,592)
• ArtFunded in: 1983
• Vendor: Christie's

Provenance

Acquired from the office of Sir Edwin Lutyens on his death in 1944 by Mr A Neville Holt, sold at Christie's, 14 December 1982.

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