ANTIQUE & ART DECEMBER 12 Tuesday, 12 December 2017 - 9:30 AM start
Percy Gower Reid (1890-1975)
Realised: $475 plus premium
Lot Details
'Nooge' (A caricature of Lance Corporal Nugent Welch), ink and watercolour on buff paper, signed, entitled, inscribed 'France' and dated 1918. Reid from the New Zealand War Artists' Section produced 'Dial Sights' (1919) from his experiences serving with the New Zealand Field Artillery. Welch, after enlisting with the NZEF in 1916, spent almost two continuous years in action on the Western Front, followed by promotion to Divisional Artist (New Zealand's first official war artist) in 1918. Reid captures 'Nooge' in uniform dancing flamenco braceo. Provenance: Ex. The McGregor Wright Gallery Collection. 640 x 270.
