Lot 217
  • 217

Peter Kinley

Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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Description

  • Peter Kinley
  • Figure Study
  • pencil and oil
  • 24 by 20cm.; 9½ by 8in.

Provenance

Private Collection, U.K.

Condition

Unexamined out of frame. The sheet appears adhered to a backing board in at least 6 places, including at the four corners, but does not appear fully laid down. There are pin holes visible in the upper corners and to the centre of the upper edge. There is very slight cockling to the sheet, and some minor, light handling marks apparent. There is an extremely fine line of craquelure to the white pigment in the centre. There are traces of a light surface dirt, and some extremely minor traces of light staining visible to the unpainted area of the sheet, but this excepting the work appears in excellent overall condition. Housed behind glass in a white painted frame, float-mounted within a white mount. Unexamined out of frame. Please contact the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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