‘Fit of pique’: lost vorticist masterpiece found under portrait by contemporary - The Guardian


8/21/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 8 months ago
by Harriet Sherwood

Atlantic City by Helen Saunders discovered under Praxitella by Wyndham Lewis, who may have painted over it on purpose

A lost masterpiece by a leading abstract artist of the early 20th century has been discovered beneath a portrait by a contemporary who may have painted over the original in a fit of pique. Atlantic … [+3863 chars]

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