Vanessa Bell, Pregnant

by Duncan Grant

$30,000 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

1 vols. 9 7/16 x 11 15/16 inches. Charcoal on paper; matted and framed. Item #377244 An intimate, beautifully-rendered drawing of Vanessa Bell by her partner, Duncan Grant, created when she was pregnant with their daughter, Angelica. Bell had fallen in love with Grant in 1913, and even though he was homosexual, and continued to have same-sex partners, they formed a strong, shared, and abiding relationship for the remainder of their lives

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