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Eliot Hodgkin
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description
- Eliot Hodgkin
- Basket of Vegetables
- signed and dated April - May 1953.; further signed and titled on a label attached to the reverse
- tempera on board
- 22 by 49.5cm.; 8¾ by 19½in.
Provenance
Major Geoffrey Frederick Robert Hirst
The Bourne Gallery, Reigate, where acquired by the present owners
The Bourne Gallery, Reigate, where acquired by the present owners
Exhibited
London, Wildenstein Gallery, Contemporary British Painters, 18th November - 23rd December 1953, cat. no.39.
Condition
Sound board.
There is minor surface dirt and traces of light surface matter and staining apparent, including to the top right quadrant. There is slight rubbing and minor frame abrasions to the unpainted edges of the board, not visible in the present frame, with a further slight area of rubbing to the extreme upper left edge of the composition, only visible upon close inspection. This excepting the work appears in very good overall condition.
Ultraviolet light reveals a couple of very minor flecks of fluorescence which appear in keeping with the aforementioned slight spots of staining, and do not suggest retouching.
Housed behind glass in a thick gilt and painted frame.
Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present lot.
"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
We are grateful to Mark Hodgkin, the Artist's grandson, for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.