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Blair Hughes-Stanton
Estimate
600 - 800 GBP
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Description
- Blair Hughes-Stanton
- Bathers
- signed, titled and dated 38 on the reverse of the mount
watercolour, thinned oil and sgraffito on gesso on canvas
- 39.5 by 51cm.; 15½ by 20in.
Provenance
Wilfrid A. Evill, by whom bequeathed to Honor Frost in 1963
Exhibited
London, British Institute of Adult Education (details untraced);
London, The Home of Wilfrid A. Evill, Contemporary Art Society, Catalogue of Part of a Collection of Oil Paintings, Water Colours, Drawings and Sculpture Belonging to W. A. Evill, Esq., December 1947 - February 1948, cat. no.39 (as High jinks in the South of France);
London, Leicester Galleries, A Selection of Pictures from the Collection of Wilfrid A. Evill, October 1952, cat. no.31 (as Bathing Scene);
Hampstead, The Home of Wilfrid A. Evill, Contemporary Art Society, Catalogue of the Greater Portion of a Collection of Modern English Paintings, Water Colours, Drawings and Sculpture Belonging to W. A. Evill, March 1955, cat. no.123 (as Bathing Scene in South of France);
London, The Home of Wilfrid A. Evill, Contemporary Art Society, Pictures, Drawings, Water Colours and Sculpture, April - May 1961, (part IV- section 4) cat. no.28 (as Bathing Scene);
Brighton, Brighton Art Gallery, The Wilfrid Evill Memorial Exhibition, June - August 1965, cat. no.66.
London, The Home of Wilfrid A. Evill, Contemporary Art Society, Catalogue of Part of a Collection of Oil Paintings, Water Colours, Drawings and Sculpture Belonging to W. A. Evill, Esq., December 1947 - February 1948, cat. no.39 (as High jinks in the South of France);
London, Leicester Galleries, A Selection of Pictures from the Collection of Wilfrid A. Evill, October 1952, cat. no.31 (as Bathing Scene);
Hampstead, The Home of Wilfrid A. Evill, Contemporary Art Society, Catalogue of the Greater Portion of a Collection of Modern English Paintings, Water Colours, Drawings and Sculpture Belonging to W. A. Evill, March 1955, cat. no.123 (as Bathing Scene in South of France);
London, The Home of Wilfrid A. Evill, Contemporary Art Society, Pictures, Drawings, Water Colours and Sculpture, April - May 1961, (part IV- section 4) cat. no.28 (as Bathing Scene);
Brighton, Brighton Art Gallery, The Wilfrid Evill Memorial Exhibition, June - August 1965, cat. no.66.
Condition
Original canvas.
There is some faint craquelure near the centre of the upper edge which appears to correspond with the stretcher bar and further faint craquelure to the raised leg and torso of the central woman. There are two faint protusions to the head and bottom of the right hand woman. The surface is intentionally textured and incised through his use of sgraffito. The work appears in good original condition.
Ultraviolet light reveals no apparent signs of retouching.
Held in a gilt plaster frame with a canvas inset and cream mount under glass.
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"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."