- 149
Alan Reynolds
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Alan Reynolds
- Blue and Yellow on Ovid-ground
- signed and numbered 2
- gouache and wash on card
- 34.5 by 50.5cm.; 13½ by 16in.
- Executed in 1962.
Provenance
Redfern Gallery, London, where acquired by the family of the owner, 27th August 1962
Literature
J.P. Hodin, Alan Reynolds, The Redfern Artists Series, London, 1962, unpaginated, illustrated (as Structure on a dark Ovid).
Condition
Unexamined out of frame.
The card appears stable, with one or two very tiny scuffs along the extreme top edge, visible upon very close inspection.
There is a very minor area of craquelure visible to the thicker vertical black area to the centre of the composition as well as to the bottom of the white vertical stripe. This excepting the work appears to be in excellent original condition.
Housed behind glass, set within a linen textured mount and a thin gilt frame.
Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding 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
We are grateful to Alan Reynolds for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.