Lot 6
  • 6

Roger Hilton

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description

  • Roger Hilton
  • January 1965
  • signed, dated Jan '65 and inscribed on the reverse
  • oil and charcoal on canvas
  • 75.5 by 63cm.; 29¾ by 24¾in.

Provenance

Waddington Galleries, London
Einzig Scripta AG, London, where acquired by the present owner, 10th July 1990

Exhibited

London, Waddington Galleries, Frost, Heron, Hilton, Wynter, 1st June - 26th June 1965, cat. no.20, illustrated.

Literature

Andrew Lambirth, Roger Hilton, The Figured Language of Thought, Thames & Hudson, London, 2007, p.208, illustrated.

Condition

Unexamined out of frame. Original canvas. There are minor signs of possible studio detritus. This excepting the work appears in excellent overall condition. Ultraviolet light reveals no obvious signs of fluorescence or retouchings. Housed in a Perspex box frame, which surrounds a white wooden tight box frame. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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