Rex Whistler (British, 1905-1944) Heytesbury House signed and dated 'Rex Whistler/May 1942' (lower right) oil on canvasboard 29 x 39cm (11 7/16 x 15 3/8in). Provenance The Artist, by whom gifted to Siegfried Sassoon, thence by descent to the present owner Private Collection, U.K. The painting was gifted by Rex Whistler to the poet, Siegfried Sassoon and depicts Sassoon's home, Heytesbury House where Whistler visited during World War Two.