Lot 79
  • 79

Ivon Hitchens

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Ivon Hitchens
  • autumn tree
  • signed; also signed, titled, dated 1962 and inscribed with the artist's address on a label attached to the stretcher 
  • oil on canvas
  • 46 by 103.5cm.; 18 by 40½in.

Condition

The canvas is unlined and is slightly uneven in areas. The paint surface is in good overall condition. There is no sign of retouching under ultra-violet light. Held beneath glass and presented against a white backboard in a gilded frame. The reverse is protected with a piece of perspex.
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