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Peter Hobbs
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Peter Hobbs
- North of Metaphysics
- signed, titled, dated 61 and inscribed on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 198 by 152.5cm.; 78 by 60in.
Provenance
Acquired by the present owner in the 1970s
Exhibited
Cambridge, Arts Council Gallery, Situation: An Exhibition of British Abstract Art, 3rd - 24th November 1962, cat. no.14, illustrated, with Arts Council tour to Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen, Hatton Gallery, Newcastle Upon Tyne, City Art Gallery, Bradford, Kettering Art Gallery, Kettering and Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool;
London, Barbican Art Gallery, The Sixties Art Scene in London, 1993, 11th March–13th June 1993, illustrated p.69.
London, Barbican Art Gallery, The Sixties Art Scene in London, 1993, 11th March–13th June 1993, illustrated p.69.
Condition
Original canvas.
There are some very minor signs of light studio detritus and surface matter, including some very light scuffing to the grey in the upper right and lower right corners, visible upon very close inspection. This excepting the work appears in very good overall condition.
Please contact the department for an ultraviolet light report.
Unframed.
Please contact the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present lot.
"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.
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"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."