拍品 173
  • 173

PETER LANYON | Cornfield

估價
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
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描述

  • Peter Lanyon
  • Cornfield
  • signed and dated 64; also signed, titled, dated June 64 and inscribed on the reverse
  • watercolour and gouache on paper
  • 76 by 58cm.; 30 by 20in.

來源

Gifted by the Artist to the present owner's family and thence by descent

展覽

London, Gimpel Fils, Peter Lanyon 1918-1964: Gouaches and Drawings, 11th June - 6th July 1968, cat. no.11;
Oxford, Bear Lane Gallery, Peter Lanyon 1918-1964 Exhibition of Gouaches & Drawings, 1939-64, 1st - 22nd November 1969, cat. no.27;
London, Basil Jacobs Fine Art Ltd., Peter Lanyon Paintings, Drawings, Gouaches and Constructions, 16th November - 11th December 1971, un-numbered exhibition.

Condition

The sheet is secured to the mount with two adhesive tabs in the upper corners. All four edges are slightly deckled. The sheet undulates very slightly, in keeping with the Artist's working methods and materials. There are some areas of rubbing at the upper edge, in keeping with the Artist's intentions and working methods. There is some very light surface dirt and studio matter. This excepting the work appears to be in excellent overall condition, with fresh and vibrant passages of colour. The sheet is floated and held behind glass in a painted frame. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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拍品資料及來源

The present work is recorded with Lanyon Family Archive Number 0219B. This work was a firm family favourite and it hung in Sheila Lanyon's own sitting room in St Ives and later in her house in Newlyn.


We are grateful to Martin Lanyon and Toby Treves for their kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.