Lot 114
  • 114

David Bomberg

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • David Bomberg
  • St Paul's Catherdral
  • charcoal
  • 61 by 48cm.; 24 by 19in.
  • Executed in 1944.

Provenance

Marlborough Fine Art, London
David Kessler, by whom bequeathed to the present owner in 1999

Exhibited

London, Marlborough Fine Arts, David Bomberg, March 1967, cat. no.31.

Condition

The sheet is sound. It has not been laid down but is adhered to the mount in places along the edges. The sheet cockles slightly, notably along the edges. There are a few isolated spots of staining and the sheet has discoloured slightly. Otherwise the work appears in good overall condition. Held under glass in a gilt wood frame with a cream mount. Please call the department on 0207 293 6424 if you have any questions about the present work.
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Catalogue Note

The work is inscribed with a note of authentication by Lilian Bomberg on the backboard.