Lot 59
  • 59

Keith Vaughan

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Keith Vaughan
  • Figures
  • signed and dated 45
  • gouache and ink wash
  • 33 by 40cm.; 13 by 15 ½in.

Provenance

Porter McCray, New York
Porter McCray (1908-2000) was the first Director of the International Department of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Condition

The work is on wove paper which is not laid down. The sheet undulates across the surface and is uneven along the bottom edge. The sheet is attached to the mount by two pieces of tape along the upper edge. There are old adhesive stains in all four corners on the reverse of the sheet. The paint surface is in good overall condition. There is no sign of retouching under ultraviolet light. Held behind glass in a simple frame.
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