Lot 190
  • 190

PATRICK PROCKTOR, R.A. | Portrait of a Young Man

Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Patrick Procktor
  • Portrait of a Young Man
  • signed and dated 58
  • oil and charcoal on board
  • 122 by 60.5cm.; 48 by 23¾in.

Provenance

Sale, Sotheby's Olympia, 25th May 2006, lot 289
Sale, Dreweatt-Bloomsbury Auctions, 12th September 2012, lot 38, where acquired by the present owner

Literature

Ian Massey, Patrick Procktor: Art and Life, Unicorn Press, Norwich, 2010, illustrated p.14.

Condition

the board is sound. There is a slight nick to the upper left corner, just visible in the current frame. There is a tiny fleck of loss to the lower right corner. There is a short, fien crack to the lower left corner. THere are one or two very small flekcs of loss visible upon close inspection, including one to the left of the figure's head. THere is some surface dirt and studio matter. Subject to the above the work appears to be in very good overall condition. The work is held within a painted wooden frame. Please contact the department for an ultra violet inspection report. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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