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Ceri Richards
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Description
- Ceri Richards
- The Beekeeper
- signed and dated 1956
- oil on canvas
- 106.5 by 71cm.; 42 by 28in.
Provenance
E. and A. Silberman Galleries, New York
Exhibited
New York, E. and A. Silberman Galleries, An Exhibition of Contemporary British Art, October - November 1956, with tour to North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh.
Condition
Original canvas.
It undulates very slightly in each corner. There is a 1.5cm. protrusion with resulant tearing of the canvas and paint loss in the yellow pigment near the centre of the right edge, where the canvas has been impacted from the reverse. There are two very small areas of paint loss in the orange pigment of the lower left quadrant. There is a spot of surface dirt in the yellow pigment near the upper left corner and some minor areas of paint separation in the upper left quadrant. There are few isolated spots of staining and surface matter across the canvas.
Under ultraviolet light there appear to be no signs of retouching.
Held in a gilt composition frame with a canvas inset.
Please telephone 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 related to an etching, which Richards executed in 1955 (see Roberto Sanesi, The Graphic Works of Ceri Richards, Fracchia, Milan, 1973, p.65), as well a slightly larger oil (1955, The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa), both of the same title.