Lot 74
  • 74

Prunella Clough

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • Prunella Clough
  • Cabbage
  • signed; dated Dec 1949 on the canvas overlap
  • oil on canvas
  • 43 by 53.5cm.; 17 by 21in.

Provenance

Probably acquired directly from the artist by Mrs TRB Saunders, by whom gifted to the sister of the present owner circa 1949

Condition

Original canvas. There are very faint stretcher bar marks about the edges. There are one or two flecks of surface matter and the surface is slightly dirty. Otherwise in good overall condition. Ultraviolet light reveals an opaque varnish, but no apparent signs of retouching. Held in a painted wood frame. Please telephone the department on 020 7293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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