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Reg Butler
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Reg Butler
- Study for Girl Tying Her Hair, 4
- signed with artist's monogram and numbered 6/8
- bronze
- height (including base): 34cm.; 13½in.
- Conceived in 1959, the present work is number 6 from the edition of 8.
Provenance
Hanover Gallery, London
Private Collection, U.S.A.
Keith Chapman, from whom acquired by the present owner, January 2005
Private Collection, U.S.A.
Keith Chapman, from whom acquired by the present owner, January 2005
Exhibited
London, Hanover Gallery, Reg Butler: Sculpture, June - July 1960, cat. no.15 (another cast);
New York, Pierre Matisse Gallery, Reg Butler: Recent Sculpture: 1959-1962, 30th October - 17th November 1962, cat. no.19 (another cast).
New York, Pierre Matisse Gallery, Reg Butler: Recent Sculpture: 1959-1962, 30th October - 17th November 1962, cat. no.19 (another cast).
Literature
Margaret Garlake, The Sculpture of Reg Butler, The Henry Moore Foundation in association with Lund Humphries, Aldershot, 2006, cat. no.203, illustrated p.157 (another cast).
Condition
The sculpture appears sound. There are some signs of rubbing to the figure's back. There is some light surface dirt, including a spot of surface matter to the figure's right arm, and one or two minor spots of oxidisation. There are one or two minor traces of casting residue. Subject to the above, the work appears to be in very good overall condition.
The sculpture is affixed to a bronze base with two bolts.
Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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"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."