Lot 133
  • 133

Alan Lowndes

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Description

  • Alan Lowndes
  • Plover Court
  • signed and dated 1961; titled, further dated Nov.1961 and inscribed on the reverse
  • oil on board
  • 67.5 by 42.5cm.; 26½ by 16¾in.

Provenance

Crane Kalman Gallery, London, where acquired by Mr. & Mrs. C.T. Fitzgerald, 27th February 1962, thence by descent to the previous owners
Their sale, Sotheby's Olympia, 16th February 2006, lot 123, where acquired by the present owner

Exhibited

London, Crane Kalman Gallery, Alan Lowndes, 14th December 1961 - 13th January 1962, cat. no.21, illustrated.

Literature

Jonathan Riley, Alan Lowndes, Construction Arts Ltd, 2010, illustrated p.130.

Condition

Stable board. There is very minor surface dirt, with a couple of tiny, minor nicks to the red pigment in the extreme upper left quadrant, and a further area of slight rubbing and loss to the sign above the archway, only visible upon extremely close inspection. This excepting the work appears in very good overall condition. Ultraviolet light reveals areas of fluorescence which appear in keeping with the nature of the materials, and do not suggest retouching. Housed in a thick gilt and wooden frame. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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