Lot 109
  • 109

Euan Uglow

Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Description

  • Euan Uglow
  • Eve with Her Arms Crossed
  • pencil on paper 
  • 21 by 21cm.; 8¼ by 8¼in.
  • Executed in 1969.

Provenance

Gifted by the Artist to the present owner

Condition

The sheet is not laid down but is adhered to the mount via two tabs at the top edge. The sheet has been unevenly cut. The sheet has been folded. There are two areas of slight loss at the top corners, in line with old pinholes, not visible in the present mount. There are signs of surface dirt, studio detritus, handling marks and light staining to the sheet, not wholly visible in the present mount. This excepting the works is in overall good condition. The work is window mounted and framed in a simple wooden frame, behind glass. There are 9 Greetings Cards made by the Artist and gifted to the present owner, together with three 'trinkets' designed as forms of greetings in the form of a painted leaf, a small metal ankh and a 50p piece, soldered onto a metal nail. There are signs of light wear to these cards and trinkets, in keeping with the nature of the artist's technique. Please contact the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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Catalogue Note

Together with twelve Greetings Cards and trinkets by the Artist, given to the present owner between the late 1980s and 1990s.