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John Graham Coughtry 1931 - 1999
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 CAD
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Description
- John Graham Coughtry
- Sleeping Figure-Dusk
- signed and dated Coughtry '61; titled on a label and inscribed with the name of a former owner on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 129.5 by 129.5 cm.
- 51 by 51 in.
Provenance
Isaacs Gallery, Toronto
Private Collection, Edmonton, purchased March, 1963
Private Collection, Toronto
Private Collection, Edmonton, purchased March, 1963
Private Collection, Toronto
Literature
Gary Michael Dault, an essay in Visions, Contemporary Art in Canada, Toronto, 1983, p. 112
Condition
This work is in very good condition. Under UV there is a small touch up in the top left, and drips of varnish along the bottom fluoresce. There is circular craquellure in the lower left, likely from a light impact to the reverse.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Beginning in 1959, Coughtry created a series of paintings in which an evasive image of a figure appears, recedes, disappears and floats in an indeterminate space.
Gary Michael Dault comments:
...figures emerging separately or together from the welter of oil paint which defines them, and which coalesces around them, giving them substance and context.