Lot 146
  • 146

Stanley William Hayter

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Stanley William Hayter
  • insect helm
  • signed and dated 54
  • oil on canvas
  • 81 by 64.5cm.; 32 by 25½in.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner, 1958

Exhibited

Los Angeles, Esther Robles Gallery, Stanley Hayter, 4 - 30 August 1958, no.6

Condition

The canvas is in good original condition. The paint surface is in good overall condition. Examination under ultra-violet light reveals a few spots of fluorescence spread across all four quadrants, mostly to small areas of white paint. Held in a simple wooden rectilinear frame. Please telephone the department on 020 7293 5381 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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