PETER LANYON | Square Moon

The Estate of the Artist
Gimpel Fils, London, where acquired by the present owner, 2nd March 1989

Torpoint, Sheviock Gallery, Peter Lanyon Paintings, John Milne Sculpture, 27th April - 5th June 1970, cat. no.17;
St Ives, Penwith Gallery, Penwith Society of Arts in Cornwall: Summer Exhibition, 17th June - 16th September, cat. no.50 (dated 1964);
London, Gimpel Fils, Peter Lanyon, 20th May - 21st June 1975, cat. no.20;
Birmingham, Ikon Gallery, Peter Lanyon: Later Work, 16th September - 14th October 1978, cat. no.14.

Adrian Lewis, 'Peter Lanyon', Artscribe, no.11, April 1978, p.4;
Toby Treves, Peter Lanyon: Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil Paintings and Three-Dimensional Works, Modern Art Press, London, 2018, cat. no.481, illustrated p.493.

Unexamined out of frame. The board appears stable and all elements of the collage appear intact and securely adhered. There are Artist's pinholes to the upper corners, to the centre of the upper and lower edges, to the lower left corner, to the lower right corner (with pinhead visible), and to the upper parts of the left and right edges. The upper left corner is lightly rounded, with further lighter rounding to the remaining three corners. There is some paint loss to the extreme lower edge, with some possible further lifting to this area, with one or two further tiny nicks to the remaining extreme edges. The collaged and relief elements are torn and lifting in places, in keeping with the Artist's working methods. There are one or two spots of adhesive and studio detritus visible in places. Subject to the above, the work appears in very good overall condition. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals no obvious signs of fluorescence or retouching. The work is floated and held behind glass in a painted wooden frame. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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