257 - Anne Fish,

Anne Fish, British 1890-1964 - Cat on a Nun's Knee; watercolour on paper, signed lower right 'Fish', 30.4 x 43 cm (ARR) Provenance: with Parkin Gallery, Michael Parkin Fine Art Ltd., London; Charles Walford, Esq., London, purchased from the above 29th February 1984 (according to the labels attached to the reverse of the frame); The Estate of John Byrne (1945-2025) Exhibited: Parkin Gallery, London, 'Early Spring Exhibition of Modern British Art 1860-1950', no.20 Note: Fish is largely known for her work in illustration for major publications including Tatler, Vanity Fair and Vogue. John Byrne (1945-2025) was a vital figure in the British literary world, archiving the papers of many of the most important figures in British art and literature, as well as working as a bookseller. He worked on the papers of Cyril Connolly, David Jones, Jonathan Gili and assisted Joan Winterkorn on the papers of Stephen and Natasha Spender. He also produced the 1991 publication 'Aiding and Abetting: An Alphabet for Aids', which featured hand-printed letters by 30 artists with proceeds going to the London Lighthouse. The collection at Roseberys includes works central to Byrne's interests by David Jones and Christian Bérard, as well as works by his friends Michael Wishart and Glynn Boyd Harte.