Lot 180
  • 180

Ray Richardson

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Ray Richardson
  • Ostenders
  • signed twice, inscribed with title and dated 1993/94 on the overlap
  • oil on canvas
  • 137 by 142cm., 54 by 56in.

Provenance

Beaux Arts, London

Exhibited

London, Beaux Arts Gallery, Ray Richardson: Ostenders, May 1994, illustrated on the catalogue cover 

Condition

Original canvas. There is a minor area of paint separation to the left of the mercedes emblem otherwise in excellent overall condition. Under ultraviolet light, there appear to be no signs of retouching. Held in a simple painted wood and gilt frame.
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