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Peter Lanyon
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- Peter Lanyon
- Black Form
- stamped with signature on the reverse
- ink and wax on paper
- 20.5 by 17cm.; 8 by 6¾in.
- Executed in 1945.
Provenance
The Artist's Family, from whom acquired by the present owner, February 2012
Exhibited
Possibly Naples, The Three Arts Club, The Future. Is Art a Prophecy?, 11th November 1945 (details untraced).
Literature
Andrew Lanyon, Peter Lanyon, 1918-1964, Newlyn, 1990, illustrated p.65.
Condition
The sheet is sound and not laid down, and there are old tabs in three of the four corners which are no longer securing it to the backing.
There are the artist's inherent scratchings and workings to the surface and a possible tiny loss to the black pigment in the centre. The sheet may be very slightly discoloured. Otherwise in good original condition.
Held under glass in a painted wood frame.
Please telephone the department on +44 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
"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."
"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
We are grateful to Martin Lanyon and Toby Treves for their kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.
The present work was executed in 1945, which Lanyon spent first at RAF Brindisi, in southern Italy, before moving to Caserta, north of Naples, for the last seven months of his RAF service in Italy. Here, he applied for and was given the job of organising Arts Clubs for RAF Welfare in Southern Italy, also lecturing in Italian Art at the Vocational School of Art and The Three Arts Club in Naples.