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Cecil Collins, R.A.
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- Cecil Collins, R.A.
- Dawn
- signed and dated 1980; further signed, titled, dated December 6th 1980. and inscribed with the Artist's address on the reverse
- watercolour and gouache
- 47 by 58.5cm.; 18½ by 23in.
Provenance
Anthony d'Offay, London, 1981, where acquired by Dr and Mrs J.D. Roberts, 1981
Private Collection, U.K.
Private Collection, U.K.
Exhibited
London, Anthony d'Offay, Cecil Collins, New Works, 21st October - 14th November 1981, cat. no.57.
Condition
Unexamined out of frame.
The sheet appears at least partially adhered to a backing board, but not fully laid down. There is slight cockling to the sheet, with a tiny, minor scuff to the extreme tip of the bottom left hand corner.
The work appears in excellent overall condition.
Housed behind glass in a thick, gilt wooden frame, float-mounted in a grey box. Unexamined out of 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
Collins was a highly idiosyncratic artist, whose work was submerged in personal symbolism. He believed that we are all pilgrims on a journey back to the Paradise that we once knew, and that one of the functions of art was to help us on this journey. From the 1960s onwards Collins painted grand images of angels as spiritual messengers of light and love. This gouache on paper depicts an angel at dawn passing through a magical landscape. The angel passes through tall reeds of grass, which have the form of a transparent curtain. The suggestion is that the angel's movement will cause the curtain to blow aside. For Collins, curtains represent a type of gateway to the treasures of childhood or a divine state.