MARK GERTLER | Still Life, Dahlias and Daisies in a Blue Vase

Sale, Sotheby's London, 2nd May 1990, lot 53
Gifted to Ben Uri Gallery and Museum as part of the Hubert James bequest, 2002

London, Ben Uri Art Gallery, Mark Gertler: A New Perspective, 30th September - 1st December 2002, p.31, cat. no.38;
London, Osborne Samuel, Apocalypse: Unveiling a Lost Masterpiece by Marc Chagall plus 50 Selected Master Works from the Ben Uri Collection, 8th - 31st January 2010.

The Public Catalogue Foundation, Oil Paintings in Public Ownership: Camden, The Public Catalogue Foundation, London, 2013, Vol. 11, p. 15, illustrated.

The canvas has been relined. There is abrasion at the extreme right edge and at places to the other three edges. There is some scuffing to the lower right quadrant. There are some small flecks of loss to the third flower from the right, with a few minor instances elsewhere. There is a pattern of fine lines of cracking throughout the work and an area of cracking to the light blue towards the lower centre. There is surface dirt to the work and one or two minor instances of surface matter. There is a thick varnish to the work. Inspection under ultra violet light is made difficult by the nature of the varnish with a possible repair to the lower right quadrant. The work is held in a gilt painted wooden frame. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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The present work will be included in Sarah MacDougall's forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the work of Mark Gertler, to be published by Yale University Press.