Lot 54
  • 54

William Scott, R.A.

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description

  • William Scott, R.A.
  • Dark Brown with Blue 2
  • signed and dated l.r.: W. SCOTT 68
  • bodycolour
  • 58.5 by 78cm., 23 by 30¾in.

Provenance

Hanover Galley, London, where purchased by the the Late Honourable Mrs Ursula Dallmeyer;
Her Estate Sale, Christie's, London, 21 November 2001, lot 177;
Sotheby's, London, 24 October 2005, lot 79;
Private collection

Exhibited

London, Hanover Gallery, William Scott24 Paintings on Paper, 1969, no.12;
Edinburgh, Richard Demarco Gallery, Festival Exhibition, 1969, no.1, illustrated

Condition

The sheet appears to be sound, deckled edges, and not laid down. A minor tear in the lower right corner, only visible upon close inspection. Some occasional, isolated surface stains; otherwise the work appears in good overall condition. Held under glass in a white, wooden box frame, unexamined out of frame.
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Catalogue Note

The present work is listed with the William Scott Archive as no.1145.