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Edward Burra
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Edward Burra
- The Valley
- stamped with signature
- watercolour and pencil
- 64 by 95.5cm.; 25¼ by 37½in.
- Executed in 1974.
Provenance
Sale, Sotheby's London, 6th December 2000, lot 256, where acquired by the present owner
Literature
Andrew Causey, Edward Burra, Phaidon, Oxford, 1985, cat. no.386, illustrated.
Condition
Not examined out of frame. The sheet appears to be sound. There is some studio detritus including to the sky along the upper edge. Otherwise, the work appears to be in good overall condition.
The work is presented in a painted frame.
Please contact 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."
Catalogue Note
'It fascinated me to watch Edward when the car halted by some especially splendid spread of hills, moorland, and deep valleys. He sat very still and his face appeared completely impassive. He might, I thought, have been staring at a blank wall, until I saw the intensity of his gaze.'
(William Chappell recalling a car trip with Burra and his sister Anne, from William Chappell (ed.), Edward Burra, A Painter Remembered by His Friends, Andre Deutsch Ltd, in association with the Lefevre Gallery, 1982, p.112)