Lot 253
  • 253

William Scott

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • William Scott
  • Red and Red
  • signed on the reverse
  • gouache and paper collage on paper
  • 8 7/8 by 11 in. 22.5 by 27.9 cm.
  • Executed circa 1963.

Provenance

Curwen Gallery, London
Dorothy M. Skinner and John S. Cook Collection
Gift of the above to the present owner in June 2008

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The sheet is hinged on the reverse at the top to the backing board. The top and right edges of the sheet are deckled. All of the collage elements are intact. There is some variation in the surface of the paper, particularly at the center right of the composition. Framed under glass.
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