Lot 109
  • 109

Robert Adams

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • Robert Adams
  • Figure study (The jitterbug)
  • signed and dated 47
  • watercolour, pen and ink, and ink wash
  • 25.5 by 18cm.; 10 by 7in.

Provenance

The Artist, by whom gifted to Joan Tyrol
Gifted by the above to the present owner

Condition

The sheet is sound and appears to be laid down on artist's card. There is a stain in the upper right corner. There are a few other isolated spots of staining across the sheet, including to the pink pigment in the centre. There is a light surface scratch measuring less than 2cm to this pink pigment. The sheet is slightly discoloured but otherwise the work is in good original condition. Held under glass in a stained wood and metal box frame; unexamined out of frame. Please telephone the department on +44 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present lot.
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