Lot 214
  • 214

John Minton

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description

  • John Minton
  • corsican fisherman
  • signed and dated 1949
  • oil on canvas
  • 56 by 66cm.; 22 by 26in.

Provenance

Christie's London, Post-War and Contemporary British Art, 30 May 1997, lot 7

Condition

Small seam of craquelure to top of chair. The canvas bears some light surface dirt, otherwise in good overall condition. There is a board on the back of the frame - the back of the canvas is unexposed. Held in a simple painted wood frame.
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