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Tristram Hillier
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Tristram Hillier
- The Seven Sacraments: Baptism; Penance; Eucharist; Confirmation; Ordination; Marriage; Extreme Unction
- set of seven, six signed; Ordination numbered 1
- pencil and coloured pencil
- 19 by 17.5cm.; 7½ by 6¾in.
Provenance
The Artist, and thence by descent to the present owner
Exhibited
Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, A Timeless Journey: Tristram Hillier R.A., June 1983 - January 1984, cat. no.99.
Literature
Ina Oppenheimer (ed.), The Mass and Redemption in Pictures, The Caxton Publishing Company Ltd, London, 1958, illustrated pp.404-10;
Jenny Pery, Painter Pilgrim: The Art and Life of Tristram Hillier, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2008, illustrated pl.104, p.126.
Jenny Pery, Painter Pilgrim: The Art and Life of Tristram Hillier, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2008, illustrated pl.104, p.126.
Condition
The sheet of each is sound.
They each have discoloured from a previous mount. Eucharist has a crease across the top half of the work. Each have a few very minor spots and media marks, but are in overall good condition.
Held under glass in identical wood frames with cream mounts, 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
Executed in 1956-57.
To be sold together with a copy of The Mass and Redemption in Pictures.