Lot 37
  • 37

Alexander Mackenzie

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description

  • Alexander Mackenzie
  • Painting (Gwithian) Aug 57-
  • signed, titled and inscribed on the reverse
  • oil on board
  • 99.5 by 150cm.; 39¼ by 59in.

Provenance

Waddington Galleries, London
Anthony Twentyman, London
Sale, Sotheby's London, 4th October 1995, lot 328
Montpelier Sandelson, London
Audrey Wintour
Sale, Christie's London, 27th May 2010, lot 15
Private Collection
Austin/Desmond Fine Art, London, where acquired by the present owner

Exhibited

London, Montpelier Sandelson, 1995, cat. no.748 (details untraced).

Condition

The board appears sound. There is minor frame abrasion around the extreme edges with a few small flecks of loss in places. There is a possible small fleck of loss near the centre towards the upper edge. There is a light scratch in the lower left quadrant with very small associated flecks of loss, only visible upon close inspection. There are very light surface scratches elsewhere in places, thought to be in keeping with the Artist's technique. There is some light surface dirt in places and some studio detritus. Subject to the above the work appears to be in excellent overall condition. Ultraviolet light reveals no obvious signs of fluorescence or retouching. The work is held within a painted wood frame. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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Catalogue Note

As an artist who spent much of his life living at the very tip of the Penwith peninsula, Alexander Mackenzie had an extremely close connection to the landscape which is carefully expressed in his paintings. Mackenzie’s works, much as those of Peter Lanyon’s, are derived from the nature and landscape of Cornwall - Gwithian is a small village across the bay from St Ives. The large beach is exposed to the Atlantic breakers and much of the movement and power is woven into the composition of this work, the largest by Mackenzie to appear at auction, allowing for close comparison between this work and Green Coast (sold in these rooms, Bowie/Collector, 11th November 2016, lot 131, sold for £37,500).