Lot 192
  • 192

PRUNELLA CLOUGH | Red Garden

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • Prunella Clough
  • Red Garden
  • signed on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 64 by 76cm.; 25ΒΌ by 30in.
  • Executed in 1969.

Provenance

Acquired by the present owner by the late 1980s

Condition

The canvas is original. There is very minor abrasion at the extreme edges in a few places. There are two or three isolated areas with a few fine lines of craquelure in the red pigment to the right of centre, with a few scattered more minor instances elsewhere. There is a faint diagonal scuff at the upper edge to the left of centre, with one or two more minor instances elsewhere. There is light surface dirt to the work and a few minor instances of detritus or surface matter. This excepting, the work appears in very good overall condition. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals fluorescence in keeping with the Artist's working methods but no obvious signs of retouching. The work is held within a wooden slip frame. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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