Peter Lanyon

Unexamined out of frame, the work is float-mounted with the edges visible. The work appears adhered at intervals along the extreme edge, but not fully laid down. There are pin holes visible to the extreme edges, with deckling to the edges. There is very minor surface dirt and small, isolated spots of slight staining apparent, especially noticeable down the extreme left edge. There are small areas of creasing along the extreme left hand edge, as well as at other intervals to the sheet, only noticeable upon close inspection. This excepting the work appears in very good overall condition, with strong, vivid colours throughout. Housed in a thick, dark wood frame, unexamined out of frame.
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Distinct within Lanyon's oeuvre, the present work appears to parallel quite wonderfully de Kooning's famous series of women, and is quite likely a playful twist on them, suggested by Martin Lanyon as 'an example of Lanyon's (self-depreciating) humour'.