Lot 209
  • 209

Adrian Heath

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
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Description

  • Adrian Heath
  • Composition in Grey
  • signed and dated 59; also titled on the canvas overlap
  • oil on canvas
  • 122 by 101.5cm.; 48 by 40in.

Provenance

The Artist, and thence by descent to the present owner

Exhibited

London, A.I.A. Exhibition, 1959, cat. no.8.

Condition

Original canvas. There are some very minor areas of craquelure in the centre thick area of black pigment, only visible upon close inspection; otherwise the work appears in good overall condition with strong passages of impasto. Under ultraviolet light there appear to be no signs of retouching. Held in a slip wood frame. Please telephone the department on 0207 293 6424 if you have any questions about the present work.
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