Sir Matthew Smith

Arthur Tooth & Sons, London
Private Collection, U.K. from whom acquired by the present owners in the 1990s 

London, Royal Academy, Sir Matthew Smith, 1960, cat. no.209.

There are raised areas of the canvas which correspond to thick areas of impasto. There are areas of craquelure and slight paint separation. There is a small area of paint abrasion in the upper right corner. Examination under ultra-violet light reveals scattered areas of retouching across the paint surface, particularly to the areas of thick impasto. Held in a decorative composition frame. Please telephone the department on 020 7293 5381 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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Painted circa 1939.

We are grateful to John Gledhill for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.