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Roger Hilton
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
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Description
- Roger Hilton
- Untitled
- oil on canvas
- 71.5 by 36cm.; 28 by 14in.
- Executed in 1964.
Provenance
Redfern Gallery, London
Sam Fogg, London, where acquired by the present owner, 19th April 1990
Sam Fogg, London, where acquired by the present owner, 19th April 1990
Exhibited
Possibly London, Waddington Galleries, Roger Hilton, 4th - 27th June 1964, cat. no.12.
Literature
Andrew Lambirth, Roger Hilton, The Figured Language of Thought, Thames & Hudson, London, 2007, p.191, illustrated.
Condition
Original canvas.
There are minor areas of possible studio detritus and light surface dirt. There is slight possible blooming to the black pigment, but this excepting the work appears in excellent overall condition.
Ultraviolet light reveals areas of florescence which appear in keeping with the nature of the materials and does not suggest re-touching.
Housed in a tight, light wooden box frame.
Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 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
'Never correct, never rub out. If there is a mistake it will have to be adjusted by other means. Never force yourself to do something or depict something, it either happens or it doesn’t...
Never write about your inner complicated artistic mechanisms… Rely on your instinct. Listen to the inner voice. If you think of doing one thing, do something else.… It’s not so much a question of what you put in, but what you leave out.'
Never write about your inner complicated artistic mechanisms… Rely on your instinct. Listen to the inner voice. If you think of doing one thing, do something else.… It’s not so much a question of what you put in, but what you leave out.'
Roger Hilton’s adaptation of the ‘rules’ of the Academie Ranson, from his personal correspondence, c.1974, reprinted in (ed.) Timothy Bond, Roger Hilton - Night Letters, Drawings & Gouaches, London 2009, p.52-53.