Significant Form
Artist: Sir Max Beerbohm (1872-1956)
Location: Charleston
Date: 1921
Materials: pencil & watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 32.5 x 21.5cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £4,260 (Total: £6,760)
Vendor: The Bloomsbury Workshop
Review number: 5221 (2003)
Provenance:
Leicester Galleries; A Rutherston, 1921; Ronald Searl by 1956; Thomas Agnew & Sons; Barbara Bagenal; Sotheby's, 2002; Bloomsbury Workshop.
Description:
The caricature is a witty and affectionate comment on the personal and professional relationship between Roger Fry and Clive Bell and their positions as art critics. Published in 1914, Bell's 'Art' set out his theory of significant form, and Fry reviewed the publication. The text next to the drawing reads: 'Mr Clive Bell: I always think that when one feels one's been carrying a theory too far, then's the time to carry it a little further. Mr Roger Fry: A little? Good heavens, man! Are you growing old?'
There are no comments on this artwork
To add comments please login or register.
The Art Fund may edit your comments and not all comments will be published. The Art Fund cannot be help responsible for views expressed by visitors of this website.