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Peter Lanyon
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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Description
- Peter Lanyon
- Dust Form
- signed, titled, dated /45 and inscribed GENERATION / ITALY on the reverse
- pencil, chalk and pastel on paper
- 15 by 19cm.; 6 by 7½in.
- Executed in 1945.
Provenance
The Artist's Family, from whom acquired by the present owner, 2011
Exhibited
Possibly Naples, The Three Arts Club, The Future. Is Art a Prophecy?, 11th November 1945 (details untraced);
Stoke-on-Trent, City Museum and Art Gallery, Peter Lanyon: Drawings and Graphic Work, 4th April - 16th May 1981, illustrated pl.23, with tour to Museum of Art, Oxford and Plymouth.
Stoke-on-Trent, City Museum and Art Gallery, Peter Lanyon: Drawings and Graphic Work, 4th April - 16th May 1981, illustrated pl.23, with tour to Museum of Art, Oxford and Plymouth.
Literature
Andrew Lanyon, Peter Lanyon, Penzance, 1990, illustrated p.62;
Andrew Lanyon, Wartime Abstracts, 1996, p.74;
Margaret Garlake, The Drawings of Peter Lanyon, Ashgate Publishing Ltd, Farnham, 2003, illustrated pl.3.
Andrew Lanyon, Wartime Abstracts, 1996, p.74;
Margaret Garlake, The Drawings of Peter Lanyon, Ashgate Publishing Ltd, Farnham, 2003, illustrated pl.3.
Condition
The sheet is attached to the front of the mount along the upper edge and the lower two corners with adhesive tape. There is a small tear to the sheet at the upper margin, and one tiny tear in the lower left corner. A slight crease is visible running diagonally from the lower left corner towards the upper margin. The sheet appears very slightly stained. Subject to the above the sheet appears to be in overall good condition.
The work is presented in a simple wooden frame, held behind glass.
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
We are grateful to Martin Lanyon for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.