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Eliot Hodgkin
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Eliot Hodgkin
- Fruit in August
- signed, dated 29 VIII 58. and inscribed Malcontenta; also signed, titled and inscribed on an artist's label attached to the frame
- tempera on board
- 18.5 by 45cm.; 7¼ by 17¾in.
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, 1959, cat. no.646.
Literature
Eliot Hodgkin Painter & Collector, Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, p.39.
Condition
The board is sound.
There are some very minor surface abrasions across the surface; including above the signature, above the grapes, below the melon and above the leaf. The work is in generally good overall condition.
Ultraviolet light reveals pigments which fluoresce that are the hand of the artist.
Held under glass in a stained and gilt wooden and plaster frame with a canvas inset; unexamined out of frame.
Please telephone the department on 020 7293 6424 if you have any questions regarding 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 Hodgkin family holidayed at Malcontenta, Italy.