Lot 159
  • 159

Christopher Le Brun

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Christopher Le Brun
  • thicket
  • dated 7.9.88; also signed, dated 13.10.87, 5.9.88, 5.10.88, 29.9.88, 16.6.89 and 87-89 and inscribed Berlin-London on the reverse 
  • oil on canvas
  • 155 by 120cm.; 61 by 47¼in.

Provenance

Nigel Greenwood Gallery, London, whence purchased by the present owners in November 1989 

Exhibited

London, Nigel Greenwood Gallery, Christopher Le Brun, 1989;
California, Pasadena Arts Centre, February - April 1992, no.7, illustrated in the catalogue.

Literature

Christopher Le Brun, Booth-Clibborn Editions, 2001, p.131, illustrated.

Condition

The canvas is in good original condition. The paint surface is intentionally thick and pitted. There are a few marks of surface dirt but the surface is in good overall condition. There is no sign of retouching under ultra-violet light. Unframed. Please telephone the department on 020 7293 5381 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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