Lot 77
  • 77

Alberto Morrocco, R.S.A., R.S.W.

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Alberto Morrocco, R.S.A., R.S.W.
  • White Still Life with Pomegranate
  • signed and dated l.r.: Morrocco 80; also signed and inscribed on a label attached to the reverse: WHITE STILL LIFE/ WITH POMEGRANATE/ Alberto Morrocco
  • oil on board 
  • 50.8 by 61cm., 20 by 24in.

Provenance

Thackeray Gallery, London, November 1980, where purchased by Camilla M. Uytman;
Christie's, Scotland, 23 October 2008, lot 161, where purchased by the present owners

Condition

The board appears to be sound and the work in good original condition. Under ultraviolet light there appear to be no signs of retouching. Held in simple painted wood frame.
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