Lot 316
  • 316

Malcolm Morley

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Malcolm Morley
  • Barcelona Cathedral as a Blood Red Orange
  • signed 
  • watercolor on paper
  • 44 1/2 by 50 in. 113 by 127 cm.
  • Executed in 1988.

Provenance

Pace Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Exhibited

New York, Pace Gallery, Malcolm Morley, December 1988 - January 1989, cat. no. 17, illustrated
Maastricht, Bonnefantum Museum; Kunsthalle Basel; Liverpool, Tate Gallery; Southampton, Parrish Art Museum, Malcolm Morley: Watercolours, March 1991 - February 1992, cat. no. 48, p. 59, illustrated

Literature

Jean-Claude Lebensztejn, Malcolm Morley: Itineraries, London, 2001, pl. 131, p. 146, illustrated in color

Condition

Hinged to the backing board on the reverse. This work is in very good condition. The sheet is slightly undulated. There are artists pinholes along all four edges. The top and lower edges are deckled. Overall very good condition. Framed under Plexiglas.
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