Lot 87
  • 87

Eileen Agar

Estimate
600 - 800 GBP
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Description

  • Eileen Agar
  • Self Portrait - Eileen Looking Out
  • signed and dated 1935
  • pencil, watercolour and wash
  • 19 by 25cm.; 7½ by 10in.

Provenance

Redfern Gallery, London, where acquired by the present owner, 22nd January 2002

Condition

Unexamined out of frame. The sheet does not appear fully laid down, but is adhered to a backing support in at least all four corners. There is very minor cockling to the sheet. There is slight staining to the sheet, most noticeable in the unpainted areas surrounding the four corners. There is an old, minor crease in the upper left corner, but this excepting the work appears in very good overall condition, with bright, vivid colours throughout. Housed behind glass in a thin painted wooden frame, float-mounted against a cream card backing. Unexamined out of frame. Please contact the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present lot.
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