Lot 121
  • 121

John Cecil Stephenson

Estimate
400 - 600 GBP
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Description

  • John Cecil Stephenson
  • Five Triangles
  • signed, titled, dated 1939 and inscribed on a label attached to the backboard
  • crayon and chalk
  • 24.5 by 16.5cm.; 9½ by 6½in.

Provenance

Drian Galleries, London
Private Collection
Anthony Hepworth Fine Art, Bath, where acquired by the present owner, 15th September 2004

Exhibited

London, Drian Galleries, Cecil Stephenson, 1939, cat. no.46;
London, Camden Arts Centre, Cecil Stephenson: A Retrospective Exhibition, 29th January - 19th February 1975, cat. no.52.

Condition

The sheet is fully laid down to a backing support, itself sealed within a card mount. There is staining to the sheet, with a few minor traces of light surface matter and studio detritus, but this excepting the work appears in good overall condition. Housed behind glass in a thin gilt frame, set within a linen-textured mount. Please contact the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present lot.
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