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Peter Blake
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- Peter Blake
- A Souvenir for Howard Hodgkin
- signed Peter Blake., titled A Souvenir for Howard Hodgkin. and dated 1974. (lower centre)
- collage on board
- 30 by 35cm., 11¾ by13¾in.
Provenance
Gifted by the Artist to Howard Hodgkin, 1974
Exhibited
Bath, Festival Gallery, Peter Blake (with works by Jann Haworth), 1974, cat. no.49.
Condition
The collaged element appear to be securely attached to the supporting board.
There are diagonal creases across the top of the postcard which appear to be consistent with the Artist's working materials. There is some light surface dirt and matter across the work but overall all it appears to be in very good and original condition.
The work is presented in a small black frame.
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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."
Catalogue Note
The present work was made when Peter Blake and his wife Jann Haworth were invited by the Festival Gallery in Bath to put on an exhibition at the Bath Festival. In a text accompanying the exhibition Blake wrote: 'I have always liked to give pictures to people, but as I paint and draw rather slowly, it isn't really practical, as a professional painter, to give paintings away anymore. So I have made this group of souvenirs to be given to the person to whom each is dedicated. Most are rather slight, but each one is, I hope, something personal that the recipient will like to have.' (Peter Blake, Peter Blake (with works by Jann Haworth), exh. cat., Festival Gallery, Bath, 1974, unpaginated).
John Lennon, Richard Hamilton, David Hockney, Joe Tilson and Ron Kitaj where amongst the other thirty recipients of the souvenirs Blake made for this exhibition.