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Provenance
With Bartley Drey Gallery, London, where acquired by the present owner, 17 January 1996
McKnight Kauffer was the set and costume designer for Checkmate, a one act ballet first performed at the Theatre des Champs Elysees in Paris on 15 June 1937. The visual design centred around a chessboard where Love (in red) plays Death (in black).
The dedication to 'Brumwell' likely refers to John Robert Marcus Brumwell (1901-1983) who was a British advertising pioneer, designer and collector. He worked closely on advertising campaigns with contemporary artists, including McKnight Kauffer.