Lot 259
  • 259

R.B. Kitaj

Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • R.B. Kitaj
  • Annabel
  • signed
  • pastel on paper
  • 60 by 56.3cm.; 23 5/8 by 22 1/4 in.
  • Executed in 1979.

Provenance

Marlborough Fine Art Ltd., London
Acquired directly from the above in the 1980s
Thence by descent to the present owner

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is deeper and richer in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. The sheet is hinged to the backing board in all four corners. There is one artist's pinhole at the centre of the top edge and further artist's pinholes in the top two corners.
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