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Mark Gertler
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Mark Gertler
- Benin Head, Fan and Fruit
- pastel, gouache and charcoal
- 24 by 32cm.; 9½ by 12½in.
Provenance
Leicester Galleries, London, where acquired by Mrs C. Duckworth King in May 1941, and by whom gifted to the present owner
Exhibited
London, Leicester Galleries, Memorial Exhibition of Works by the Late Mark Gertler, May 1941, cat. no.39.
Condition
The sheet is sound.
The work is in completely original condition.
Held under glass in a plaster frame; unexamined out of frame.
Please telephone the department on 020 7293 5381 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The present work is a study for the painting Still Life with Benin Head, of 1937, sold in these rooms 7th November 1990, lot 103. The objects featured in it appear in a small group of paintings by Gertler at this date.