Lot 256
  • 256

Emilio Vedova

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Emilio Vedova
  • Manifesto
  • signed; signed, titled and dated 1955, V on the backboard
  • gouache, pastel, ink and pencil on paper
  • 34 by 49.7cm.; 13 3/8 by 19 5/8 in.

Provenance

Professor Frederick Page, Wellington (acquired directly from the artist in 1958)
Thence by descent to the family of the present owner in 1983

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is slightly softer in the original. Condition: Unexamined out of the frame, this work is in very good condition. There is slight undulation to the sheet. There are artist's pin holes in all four corners. There is slight discolouration to the sheet, notably along the left edge. There is a very small crease to the centre of the bottom edge. There are a few spots of foxing along the left edge.
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