Lot 215
  • 215

Brian Clarke

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
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Description

  • Brian Clarke
  • Blue Prelude
  • signed and dated 1987 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 200 by 150 cm. 78 7/8 by 59 1/8 in.

Provenance

Saison Museum of Art, Tokyo
Private Collection, Japan

Literature

Paul Beldock, Brian Clarke, Kyoto 1991, n.p., illustrated in colour

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is slightly brighter and more vibrant in the original Condition: This work is in very good condition. Extremely close inspection reveals tiny paper accretions that adhere to the surface in isolated places, notably on the lower edge, approximately 15 cm from the lower right corner. Further close inspection reveals thin drying cracks to the black pigment. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultraviolet light.
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