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Ivon Hitchens
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
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Description
- Ivon Hitchens
- Spring Mill Pool
- signed; also signed, titled and inscribed with the Artist's address on Artist's label attached to the stretcher bar
- oil on canvas
- 41 by 91.5cm.; 16¼ by 36in.
- Executed circa 1950-1.
Provenance
Mr and Mrs Michael Chow
Sale, Christie's New York, 2nd November 1984, lot 274
Sale, Christie's New York, 2nd November 1984, lot 274
Exhibited
London, The Leicester Galleries, New Year Exhibition, January 1951, cat. no.88.
Condition
Not examined out of the frame. Original canvas. The canvas appears sound. There are two pinholes apparent towards the left side of the lower horizontal edge, and one towards the right side of the lower horizontal edge, which are in keeping with the Artist's working method. There appears to be some frame abrasion, and related loss, to the corners of the canvas, as well as some minor frame abrasion and possible tiny flecks of loss at the right vertical edge. There are areas of scraping to the paint, which is thought to be in keeping with the Artist's working method. There is some light surface matter in the upper right corner. Subject to the above, the work appears to be in excellent overall condition, with bright, vibrant colours and a lovely impasto surface.
Ultraviolet light reveals no obvious signs of fluorescence or retouching.
The work is presented in its original painted wooden frame, held under glass.
Please telephone 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
'My pictures are painted to be "listened" to...I should like things to fall into place with so clear a notion that the spectator's eye and "aesthetic ear" shall receive a clear message, a clear tune. I seek to recreate the truth of nature by making my own song about it (in paint)...this creation must satisfy me as being true to life, though not naturalistically accurate' (Ivon Hitchens, 'Notes on Painting', Royal College of Art Journal, 1956, reproduced in Peter Khoroche, Ivon Hitchens, Lund Humphries, Aldershot, 2007, p.81)