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Vera Spencer
Estimate
600 - 800 GBP
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Description
- Vera Spencer
- Galerie Arnaud; Collage I
- two, one signed in newsprint
- both watercolour, gouache and collage
- one 26.5 by 37.5cm.; 10¾ by 14¾in.; the other 23 by 30cm.; 9 by 11¾in.
- Executed circa 1952.
Provenance
Paisnel Gallery, London, where acquired by the present owner in July 2007
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Arnaud, Trois Peintres, 1952;
London, Paisnel Gallery, Vera Spencer Paintings and Collages, 1950s - 1960s, 16th - 22nd May 2007, cat. no.4 and cat. no.3.
Condition
Galerie Arnaud
The sheet is sound. There are a few media marks and specks of staining. The pink square on the left is lifting slightly, as is the edge of the red square on top of it. There is a tiny spot of paint separation to the red square and the white square upper right is lifting slightly.
Held under glass in a gilt frame with a white mount; unexamined out of frame.
Please telephone the department on 020 7293 5381 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
Collage I
The edges of some of the collage is lifting slightly. There are flecks of paint loss, a few spots of lifting paint and a few abrasions to the white pigment upper left. There are a few media marks and specks of staining.
Held under glass in a wood frame with a white mount; unexamined out of frame.
Please telephone the department on 020 7293 5381 if you have any questions regarding the present works.
"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."