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Alan Davie
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Alan Davie
- Playing Card Adventure No.1
signed, inscribed with title and dated May 1964 on the reverse of each panel
- oil on canvas, diptych
- each panel: 213.5 by 172.5cm., 84 by 68in. overall: 213.5 by 345cm.; 84 by 136in.
Provenance
Martha Jackson Gallery, New York, 1965
Gimpel Fils, London
Gimpel Fils, London
Exhibited
New York, Martha Jackson Gallery, Alan Davie, March - April 1965, no.15.
Literature
Alan Bowness (ed.), Alan Davie, Lund Humphries, London 1967, no.487, incorrectly illustrated as no.489.
Condition
Original canvas. The canvas is slightly loose on its stretcher in the upper left corner of the left hand panel and there are some handling marks at the edges, some minor surface dirt otherwise the work appears in good overall condition.
Presented unframed.
The colours are bolder and stronger than the illustration suggests.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."