Lot 7
  • 7

Cuthbert Hamilton

Estimate
1,200 - 1,800 GBP
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Description

  • Cuthbert Hamilton
  • Vorticist Design
  • signed on the backboard
  • oil on paper
  • 25 by 46.5cm.; 9¾ by 18¼in.
  • Executed circa 1915-19.

Provenance

Private Collection, Portugal
The Court Gallery, Nether Stowey
Denys Wilcox Fine Art, London, where acquired by the present owner, 2nd February 2005

Condition

The sheet appears fully laid down to a backing card, with instances of slight lifting apparent to the recto. There are two repaired tears to the extreme right hand edge, partially visible in the present mount. There is cracking and lifting apparent, most noticeable to the left hand side, with further traces of surface dirt and staining apparent. There are few further, light abrasions and surface rubs visible to the sheet, and a few traces of scattered loss to the black pigment throughout the composition. Housed behind glass in a thin silvered frame, set within a sealed cream card and linen-textured mount. Please contact the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present lot.
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