Design for South Wall, Drawing Room, Mottisfont Abbey, Hampshire
Rex Whistler (Eltham 1905 - Normandy 1944)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1938
Materials
Pencil, watercolour and gouache on paper
Measurements
355 x 480 mm
Place of origin
Mottisfont Abbey
Order this imageCollection
Mottisfont, Hampshire
NT 769748
Summary
Pencil, watercolour and gouache on paper, Design for South Wall, Drawing Room, Mottisfont Abbey, Hampshire by Rex (Reginald) John Whistler (Eltham 1905 - Normandy 1944). One of a series of drawings for the redecoration of the Drawing Room. Whistler and Fuller, Work of Rex Whistler, (London: Batsford, 1960) - No. 4.
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.