Lot 149
  • 149

Graham Sutherland, O.M.

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • Graham Sutherland, O.M.
  • Bird
  • signed, titled and dated 25.II.62
  • oil on canvas
  • 56 by 45.5cm.; 22 by 18in.

Provenance

Marlborough Fine Art, London

Exhibited

London, Marlborough New London Gallery, Recent Paintings by Graham Sutherland, June - July 1962, no.32

Condition

Original canvas. There are pinholes in the corners and to the centre of the edges and the surface is slightly dirty, otherwise in good overall condition with some strong passages of impasto. Under UV light, there appear to be no signs of retouching. Held in a stained wood frame with gilt inset. Please note that the colours are slightly brighter and more saturated than the catalogue illustration suggests.
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