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Graham Sutherland
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
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Description
- Graham Sutherland
- Wave Like Form
- signed with initials and dated 1973; also titled and dated 1973 on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 100 by 95.5cm.; 39¼ by 37½in.
Provenance
Marlborough Fine Art, London, where purchased by the present owner's family, 27th November 1979
Condition
Original canvas. It undulates very slightly in the lower left corner otherwise the work appears in excellent overall condition.
Ultraviolet light reveals no apparent signs of retouching.
Contained in a gilt plaster frame with a canvas inset.
Please contact the department on 0207 293 6424 if you have any questions about the present work.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The present work is a study for Undulating Form (1973, Private Collection, Milan), please see Francesco Arcangeli, Graham Sutherland, Fratelli Fabbri Editori, Milan, 1973, cat. no.220.
In conversation with Paul Nicholls, Sutherland described his attitude toward colour in his late works:
'If I have felt in recent years in some work that I prefer to work almost monochromatically this is because the problem presented demands such treatment. But from time to time in the last few years...you will find a number of works with saturated red or yellow grounds. Some themes seem to demand a heightened chromatic scale- some seem more real, some solemn without it.' (Interview published in Graham Sutherland (exh.cat.), Mazart s.a. Bissone, November- December 1976).
In conversation with Paul Nicholls, Sutherland described his attitude toward colour in his late works:
'If I have felt in recent years in some work that I prefer to work almost monochromatically this is because the problem presented demands such treatment. But from time to time in the last few years...you will find a number of works with saturated red or yellow grounds. Some themes seem to demand a heightened chromatic scale- some seem more real, some solemn without it.' (Interview published in Graham Sutherland (exh.cat.), Mazart s.a. Bissone, November- December 1976).