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• Auction House:
  Cordy's
• Sale Name:
  December 2017 Art & Antique Auction
• Sale Date:
  12 Dec 2017 ~ 9.30am (NZ time) - Session 1 - Lots 1 - 340
  12 Dec 2017 ~ 5pm (NZ time) Session 2 - Lots 350 - 829
• Lot #:
  794
• Lot Description:
  Percy Gower Reid
  (1890-1975)
  "Nooge" (A caricature of Lance Corporal Nugent Welch)
  ink and watercolour on buff paper
  640 x 270
  signed, entitled, inscribed "France" and dated 1918
• Provenance:
  Ex. The McGregor Wright Gallery Collection
• Notes:
  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.
• Estimate:
  NZ$300 - 300
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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