拍品 133
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CERI RICHARDS | Seated Woman

估價
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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描述

  • Ceri Richards
  • Seated Woman
  • embossed with monogram
  • pen and ink, crayon, pastel, gouache and watercolour on paper
  • 28 by 20cm.; 11 by 8in.
  • Executed circa 1940s.

來源

Anthony Mould, London, where acquired by the previous owner, circa 2003


Condition

Unexamined out of frame. The work is adhered in all four corner, but does not appear fully laid down. There is a perforated edge down the left hand side, with a further small, noticeable tear and small area of corresponding loss to the top edge, just above the head, with a further tiny nick in the top left corner and a small diagonal tear measuring approximately 1/2 in. at the extreme edge, visible upon close inspection. Elsewhere there is very minor signs of slight staining to the very edges of the sheet, with tiny flecks of studio detritus visible upon close inspection, but this excepting the work appears in very good overall condition, with bright, vivid colours throughout. Housed behind glass in a thick black wooden frame, set within a large cream card mount. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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