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Victor Pasmore, R.A.
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description
- Victor Pasmore, R.A.
- View of the Canal from Magdalene Bridge, No. 2
- signed on the canvas overlap
- oil on canvas
- 56 by 69cm.; 22 by 27in.
- Executed in 1947.
Provenance
Commissioned directly from the Artist by Kenneth Harrison F.S.A.
Mrs Michael Stanley, and thence by descent to the present owner
Mrs Michael Stanley, and thence by descent to the present owner
Exhibited
London, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Victor Pasmore: Paintings and Constructions 1944-54, March - May 1954, cat. no.3.
Literature
Alan Bowness and Luigi Lambertini, Victor Pasmore, with a Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, Constructions and Graphics, 1926-1979, Thames & Hudson, London, 1980, cat. no.116.
Condition
Original canvas.
There is very minor surface dirt, and the varnish is slightly discoloured. There are some very minor, older frame abrasions to the very extreme top of the right hand edge. These excepting the work appears in very good overall condition.
Ultraviolet light reveals traces of fluorescence and retouching to the top left corner and extreme left hand edge; a small fleck to the top right hand side of the extreme upper edge. These have been very sensitively executed.
Please contact 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."