- 45
Leon Kossoff
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Leon Kossoff
- Fidelma Number 2 Seated
- signed and dated 78
- charcoal and pastel on paper
- 103.2 by 68.9cm.; 40 5/8 by 27 1/8 in.
Provenance
Anthony d’Offay Gallery, London
Elaine and Melvin Merians, New York (acquired from the above in 1986)
Sale: Christie’s, London, Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, 20 June 2007, Lot 28
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
New Haven, Yale Center for British Art; and New York, Neuberger Museum of Art, The School of London and their Friends, The Collection of Elaine and Melvin Merians, 2000-01, p. 92, no. 44, illustrated
Condition
Colour:
The colour in the printed catalogue is fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is cooler in the original.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. This work is attached verso to the backing board in several places. All four edges are deckled. There are artist's pinholes intermittently along the top and vertical edges.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
“Drawing is the essential beginning which develops into an intense relationship between the artist and the subject. The image emerges, after endless activity, as a spontaneous act which joins a web of memories and intuitions with the ever present world”
James Cohan quoted in: Exhibition Catalogue, London, Anthony d’Offay Gallery, (and travelling), Leon Kossoff: Drawings 1985 to 1992, 1993, p. 5.