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Victor Pasmore, R.A.
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description
- Victor Pasmore, R.A.
- Line and Space No.18
- signed with initials and inscribed on the backboard
- oil and gravure on board
- overall: 91 by 91cm.; 35¾ by 35¾in.
- Executed in 1963.
Provenance
Marlborough Fine Art, London
Richard Salmon Gallery, London, where acquired by the present owner in the late 1990s
Richard Salmon Gallery, London, where acquired by the present owner in the late 1990s
Exhibited
Milan, Galleria Lorenzelli, Victor Pasmore, 1964, cat. no.12, illustrated.
Literature
Alan Bowness & Luigi Lambertini (intros), Victor Pasmore with a Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, Constructions and Graphiscs 1926-1979, Thames and Hudson, London, 1980, cat. no.350, illustrated (as Linear Composition, dated 1964).
Condition
Structurally sound, the board is secured, float-mounted within a white Perspex and metal box frame.
There are one or two tiny traces of surface matter to the board, but this excepting the work appears in very good overall appearance.
Ultraviolet light reveals traces of fluorescence and retouchings to the white pigment. These have all been sensitively executed.
Housed in a wooden and white Perspex box frame with specks of surface matter, discoloured edges and signs of slight glue residue. The Perspex is coming away ever so slightly at the top of the extreme left hand edge.
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."