Ceri Richards

The Redfern Gallery, London, whence acquired by Sir Colin and Lady Anderson Esq in 1948
Sale, Sotheby's, London, 11th January 1968, where acquired by the present owner

Durham, Hatton Gallery, King's College, Durham University, Homage to Two Poets, 1954, cat. no.11 with tour to City Art Gallery, Manchester and Glynn Vivian Museum and Art Gallery, Swansea;
London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Ceri Richards, June-July 1960, cat. no.25, illustrated in the catalogue, pl.X.

Original canvas. There are slight canvas bar marks about the edges and a few lines of craquelure, some of which correspond to the stretcher bar marks, and the majority of which are in the upper half of the painting. There are a few spots of surface dirt but otherwise, the paint surface is in good overall condition with areas of strong impasto. Under ultraviolet light, there appears to be a very faint line of fluorescence along the right edge, which seems to correspond to the stretcher bar mark. Held in a gilt and painted plaster frame in fair condition. Please telephone the department on 020 7293 5381 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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