Lot 86
  • 86

Sir Robin Philipson, P.R.S.A., R.A.

Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Sir Robin Philipson, P.R.S.A., R.A.
  • Christmas Altar
  • signed on the reverse: Robin Philipson; further signed on the stretcher and also signed, inscribed with artist's address and dated 1982 on a label attached to the stretcher
  • oil on canvas 
  • 111.7 by 71cm., 44 by 28in.

Provenance

Sotheby's, Gleneagles, 28 August 2002, lot 1103, where purchased by the present owners

Condition

Original canvas. A small area of craquelure near the centre of the altar; otherwise the work appears in good overall condition with strong passages of impasto. Under ultraviolet light there appear to be no signs of retouching. Held under glass in a gilt frame with a canvas inset; unexamined out of frame.
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