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Described by Lytton Strachey as ‘full of finesse and charm’, this portrait bust depicts the writer and critic, Eddy Sackville-West in his early twenties. Tomlin deftly captures his refined features and elegant charm. Sackville-West was not shy in making his affection for Tomlin well-known; in 1925, Vanessa Bell wrote to her sister: ‘...Did you know that Eddie S.W is desperately in love with Tommy like everyone else...’ He also commissioned the oil portrait by John Banting of Tomlin included in this exhibition.
Described by Lytton Strachey as ‘full of finesse and charm’, this portrait bust depicts the writer and critic, Eddy Sackville-West in his early twenties. Tomlin deftly captures his refined features and elegant charm. Sackville-West was not shy in making his affection for Tomlin well-known; in 1925, Vanessa Bell wrote to her sister: ‘...Did you know that Eddie S.W is desperately in love with Tommy like everyone else...’ He also commissioned the oil portrait by John Banting of Tomlin included in this exhibition.
