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Ivon Hitchens
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description
- Ivon Hitchens
- Black Wood
- signed; also signed, titled, dated 1964 and inscribed with the artist's address on a label attached to the stretcher
- oil on canvas
- 53.5 by 132cm.; 21 by 52in.
Provenance
Waddington Galleries, London
Sale, Christie's London, 6th November 1991, lot 257
Adelson Galleries, New York
Caroline Wiseman Modern Art, London, where acquired by the present owner in February 2005
Sale, Christie's London, 6th November 1991, lot 257
Adelson Galleries, New York
Caroline Wiseman Modern Art, London, where acquired by the present owner in February 2005
Exhibited
London, New Grafton Gallery, Hitchens & Heron, 26th February - 4th April 1986, cat. no.6;
New York, Adelson Galleries, The Poetic Trace: Aspects of British Abstraction since 1945, 1992, cat. no.15;
London, Wiseman Originals, Families of Artists, November 2001.
Condition
Original canvas. There are artist's pin holes in each corner. There are one or two small areas of paint separation to the purple pigment near the upper left corner, including a fleck of paint loss near the top, otherwise the work appears in excellent overall condition.
Under ultraviolet light there appear to be no signs of retouching.
Set within a white painted wooden box frame under glass; unexamined out of frame.
"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."