Lot 162
  • 162

Jeremy Moon

Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
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Description

  • Jeremy Moon
  • Ariadne
  • signed with initials, titled, dated -/8/64, and inscribed No 9/64 on the reverse
  • acrylic on canvas
  • 178 by 193cm.; 70 by 76in.

Provenance

Rowan Gallery, London
Juda Rowan Gallery, London

Exhibited

Minneapolis, Walker Art Centre, London: The New Scene, 6th February - 14th March 1965, cat. no.54, with tour to The Washington Gallery of Modern Art, Washington D.C.; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Seattle Art Museum Pavilion, Seattle; The Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver; The Art Gallery of Toronto, Toronto and The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. 

Condition

This condition report has been prepared by Stuart Sanderson (Paintings Conservation). The original stretcher is in good condition, the cotton support with artist's priming is good and the paint is generally very sound, with no cracks or breaks. There are minor marks at the corners and at the very edges as these have not been protected by a frame. There is a very small scratch in the bottom left corner of the blue with has been glazed down with retouching. There is a shallow horizontal depression about 20cms long, in the upper right quarter of the blue. Apart from those small blemishes the painting is in overall excellent condition. Unframed. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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