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Robert Colquhoun
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- Robert Colquhoun
- Man Selling Marmot Skins
- signed
- oil on canvas
- 61 by 51cm.; 24 by 20in.
- Executed in 1949.
Provenance
Alex. Reid & Lefevre Ltd, London
Leicester Galleries, London
Crane Kalman Gallery, London, where acquired by the present owner, September 1976
Leicester Galleries, London
Crane Kalman Gallery, London, where acquired by the present owner, September 1976
Exhibited
London, Alex. Reid & Lefevre Ltd, London, Recent Paintings by Robert Colquhoun, December 1950, cat. no.12 (as Man Selling Marmot Skins - Florence);
London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Robert Colquhoun, an Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings and Prints from 1942 to 1958, March - May 1958, cat. no.70;
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Museums & Art Galleries, Robert Colquhoun, May - September 1981, cat. no.29.
London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Robert Colquhoun, an Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings and Prints from 1942 to 1958, March - May 1958, cat. no.70;
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Museums & Art Galleries, Robert Colquhoun, May - September 1981, cat. no.29.
Literature
Roger Bristow, The Last of the Bohemians, The Two Roberts Colquhoun and MacBryde, Sansom & Company, Bristol, 2010, p.376.
Condition
Original canvas, there is a faint horizontal stretcher bar mark along the top edge. There is very slight canvas undulation visible in the top right corner, visible upon very close inspection. There is a tiny pin hole visible in the bottom right hand corner.
There is very minor surface dirt. There are minor horizontal lines of very faint craquelure visible to the top half of the red pigment, but this excepting the work appears in very good overall condition.
Ultraviolet light reveals two tiny spots of fluorescence and probable retouchings; the first just below the right elbow and the second to the neck of the subject.
Housed in a thick gilt and painted wooden 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."