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John Minton
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- John Minton
- Fishermen
- signed; further signed, titled, dated 1949 and inscribed on a label attached to the stretcher bar
- oil on canvas
- 30 by 41cm.; 12 by 16in.
Provenance
Alex. Reid & Lefevre Ltd, London
Sale, Sotheby's London, 20th July 1988, lot 262
CCA Galleries, London, where acquired by the present owner, 20th November 1995
Sale, Sotheby's London, 20th July 1988, lot 262
CCA Galleries, London, where acquired by the present owner, 20th November 1995
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, Summer Exhibition, 1949, cat. no.692.
Condition
Original canvas.
There are a couple of very tiny, very minor possible frame abrasions visible to the extreme edge, and a tiny fleck of surface matter in the bottom right quadrant. There is a fine line of craquelure just to the left of the green fish, with a further spot to the see, and one or two fine lines elsewhere, but this excepting the work appears in excellent overall condition.
Ultraviolet light reveals no obvious signs of fluorescence or retouching.
Housed in a thick wooden frame.
Please contact 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
‘painting does not imitate, it makes afresh: it makes a symbol of a man living upon the earth, it takes the elements of life within time and renders them timeless; forever a monument to the struggle of the individual for self-realization’ (The Artist, May 1947, quoted in Frances Spalding, John Minton, Dance till the Stars Come Down, Lund Humphries, Aldershot, 1991, p.131)