Design for the East Wall in the Drawing Room at Mottisfont
Rex Whistler (Eltham 1905 - Normandy 1944)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1938
Materials
Pencil, watercolour and gouache on paper
Measurements
400 x 700 mm
Place of origin
Mottisfont Abbey
Order this imageCollection
Mottisfont, Hampshire
NT 769745
Summary
Pencil, watercolour and gouache on paper, Design for the east wall, Drawing Room, Mottisfont, Hampshire by Rex (Reginald) John Whistler (Eltham 1905 - Normandy 1944), 1938. One of a series of drawings for the redecoration of the Drawing Room. Whistler and Fuller, Work of Rex Whistler, (London: Batsford, 1960) - No. 1; Illustrated as Fig. 28.
Provenance
Drawn in preparation for Rex Whistler's scheme for Maud and Gilbert Russell in the Drawing Room at Mottisfont Abbey 1938-1939; One of the 21 drawings related to the room purchased for £150 by Maud Russell from Lawrence Whistler in March 1946; Purchased from the estate of Maud Russell by Lawrence Whistler, 1983 and by whom gifted to the National trust for display at Mottisfont Abbey in 1984.
Makers and roles
Rex Whistler (Eltham 1905 - Normandy 1944) , artist
References
Whistler and Fuller, 1960: Laurence Whistler and Ronald Fuller. The work of Rex Whistler. London: Batsford, 1960., pp.11-13; Fig.28.