Lot 57
  • 57

John Armstrong, A.R.A.

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • John Armstrong, A.R.A.
  • The Levitation of St. Teresa
  • signed with initials and dated 48
  • tempera on board
  • 51 by 73.5cm.; 20 by 29in.

Exhibited

London, Celia Philo Gallery, Exhibition of the Art of John Armstrong, October 1989

Condition

There are some minor spots of paint loss to the upper edge and one to the lower edge, probably caused by frame abrasion. Otherwise the work appears to be in its original condition. Under glass and held in a mottled brown wood and plaster frame. Unexamined out of its frame. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals no evidence of retouching.
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