Lot 422
  • 422

Liz Rideal

Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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Description

  • Liz Rideal
  • Endymion and Hypnos
  • photo collage
  • Endymion: left sheet 99 by 163cm.; 39 by 64¼in. and right sheet 99 by 76cm.; 39 by 30in. Hypnos: 103 by 208cm.;40½ by 82in.
  • Executed in 1990.

Provenance

Commissioned for The Ivy Restaurant, 1990

Condition

Endymion Not examined out of frame. The work consists of two separate sheets. The collaged photographs on the left sheet undulate slightly and there is some surface dirt at the lower horizontal edge of the right hand sheet. There is a small loss to the upper left hand corner. Subject to the above the work appears to be in good condition. The work is presented in two Perspex box frames which have scattered surface scuffs, a crack in the lower left corner and some paint at the extreme the edges. Hypnos Unframed. The collaged elements appear to be securely attached to the supporting board. There are some scattered traces of surface dirt but overall the work appears to be in good condition. Please contact the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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