Denis Bowen

Untitled (No. 126): The sheet appears sound. The edges of the sheet are slightly scuffed, most apparent at the corners of the work, and there are several soft creases at the upper and lower left corners and along the left vertical edge. There is a very small area of craquelure to the right of the central metallic area, which has resulted in one or two very minor flecks of loss. The surface of the paint is slightly uneven in places, with some losses to the more impasto areas of black and metallic paint. There are several very light scratches apparent to the central area of the metallic paint. There is some light surface dirt and studio detritus across the work, and some light staining apparent around the edges of the work. Subject to the above, the work appears to be in good overall condition. Unframed. Untitled (No. 194): signed, dated 1963 and inscribed (194) 76 by 56cm.; 30 by 22in. mixed media The sheet appears sound. There is a very small tear, measuring approximately 1cm., visible at the centre of the left vertical edge. The edges of the sheet are slightly scuffed, most apparent at the corners of the work. There is a very small crease at each of the upper and lower right corners, and an extremely light crease running the length of the sheet in the right half of the work, only visible upon very close inspection. There are one or two very light scratches to the surface of the black paint. There is some light surface dirt and studio detritus across the work. Subject to the above, the work appears to be in good overall condition. Unframed. Untitled (No. 277): signed, dated 1964 and inscribed 277 76 by 56cm.; 30 by 22in. mixed media The sheet appears sound. The edges of the sheet are slightly scuffed, most apparent at the corners of the work. There are several creases to the sheet, most apparent at the lower right vertical edge and in the upper right quadrant. There are some very fine lines of craquelure apparent to the impasto black paint at the lower edge of the work, which has resulted in some small flecks of loss. There are some air bubbles to some of the paint, inkeeping with the artist's working method. There are one or two very light scuffs to the surface of the black paint, apparent towards the lower edge of the work. There is some light surface dirt and studio detritus across the work. Subject to the above, the work appears to be in good overall condition. Unframed. Untitled (No. 271): signed, dated 1964 and inscribed 271 76 by 56cm.; 30 by 22in. mixed media The sheet appears sound. The edges of the sheet are slightly scuffed, most apparent at the corners of the work. There is a crease measuring approximately 17cm in the upper left corner of the work, and several very small soft creases in the upper and lower right quadrants. There are some very fine lines of craquelure apparent to the impasto black paint at the lower edge of the work, which has resulted in some small flecks of loss. There is some light discolouration apparent to the lower horizontal edge of the sheet, and some light surface dirt and studio detritus across the work. Subject to the above, the work appears to be in good overall condition. Unframed. Untitled (No. 268): signed, dated 1964 and inscribed (268) 56 by 76cm.; 22 by 30in. mixed media The sheet appears sound. The edges of the sheet are slightly scuffed, most apparent at the corners of the work. There are some slight creases at both of the upper corners and at the lower right corner. There are some very fine lines of craquelure apparent to the impasto black paint at the left vertical edge of the work. There are one or two light scuffs apparent to the surface of the paint. There is some light surface dirt and studio detritus across the work. Subject to the above, the work appears to be in very good overall condition. Unframed. Untitled (No. 55): signed, dated 1962. and inscribed No. 55 56 by 76cm.; 22 by 30in. mixed media The sheet appears sound. The edges of the sheet are slightly scuffed, most apparent at the corners of the work. There is a small tear, measuring approximately 0.6cm towards the lower right vertical edge, with a very small associated crease. There are several very light creases, apparent primarily to the lower left quadrant and in the upper left corner. There are several very small flecks of loss apparent to the metallic paint towards the right vertical edge of the work. There are some very fine lines of reticulation apparent to the impasto black paint towards the left vertical edge. There is some light surface dirt and studio detritus across the work. Subject to the above, the work appears to be in very good overall condition. Unframed. Untitled (No. 51): signed, dated 1962 and inscribed No 51 56 by 76cm.; 22 by 30in. mixed media The sheet appears sound. There are several pieces of brown paper tape attached to the corners and edges of the reverse of the sheet. There are two small tears to the sheet towards the right of the upper horizontal edge, one measuring approximately 1cm., and the other approximately 0.8cm., and a very small tear measuring approximately 0.4cm. towards the left of the lower horizontal edge. The edges of the sheet are slightly scuffed, most apparent at the corners of the work. There are several very light creases to the sheet, most apparent at the lower right corner. There are several very small flecks of loss apparent to the impasto metallic and black paint towards the right vertical edge of the work. There is some surface dirt and studio detritus across the work, from where another work appears to have been laid on top of the present work. Subject to the above, the work appears to be in very good overall condition. Unframed. Untitled (No. 125): signed, dated 1962 and inscribed No 125 56 by 76cm.; 22 by 30in. mixed media The sheet appears sound. The edges of the sheet are slightly scuffed, most apparent at the corners of the work. There is a very small tear towards the left of the lower horizontal edge, measuring a few millimeters, and another even smaller tear towards the top of the left vertical edge. There are several light creases to the sheet, most apparent in the upper left quadrant and along the lower horizontal edge. There are some very small scattered flecks of loss to the impasto black paint. There are some light scuffs visible to the paint, most apparent towards the right vertical edge. There is some light surface dirt and studio detritus across the work. Subject to the above, the work appears to be in very good overall condition. Unframed. Untitled (No. 272): signed, dated 1964 and inscribed 272 56 by 76cm.; 22 by 30in. mixed media The sheet appears sound. The edges of the sheet are slightly scuffed, most apparent at the corners of the work. There are several light creases to the sheet, most apparent in the lower left corner. There are some very fine lines of craquelure visible in the black impasto paint, and there are two flecks of paint loss apparent at the left vertical edge. There are some light scuffs visible to the paint, most apparent towards the right vertical edge. There is some light surface dirt and studio detritus across the work, and the right vertical edge appears to be very lightly stained. Subject to the above, the work appears to be in very good overall condition. Unframed. (1) Moon Series: acrylic, spray paint and tissue paper on card 63.5 by 52cm.; 25 by 20½in. signed, titled and dated 1969. The sheet appears sound. Some of the tissue paper is slightly loose from the sheet, but otherwise the collage elements appear sound and secure. The edges of the sheet are slightly scuffed in places, and there is a small crease to the centre of the right vertical edge of the sheet. There are one or two very small tears to the edge of the tissue paper, most apparent along the lower horizontal edge and to the edge of the torn-away section towards the top of the left vertical edge. There is some very light surface dirt across the work. Subject to the above, the work appears to be in very good overall condition. Unframed. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present works.
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