Lot 176
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RICHARD SMITH | Drawing (purple: with orange)

Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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Description

  • Richard Shirley Smith
  • Drawing (purple: with orange)
  • signed and dated 69
  • pastel and coloured pencil on coloured cards
  • 37.5 by 56.5cm.; 14¾ by 22¼in.

Provenance

Kasmin, London
Gordon House Estate
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 17th January 2005

Condition

Unexamined out of the frame. The structure is stable. A number of corners of the sheet are folded in keeping with the Artist's working methods. The sheet undulates very slightly in places. There is some studio matter and surface dirt in places. This excepting the work appears to be in very good overall condition. The sheet is window mounted and held behind perspex in a brushed aluminium frame. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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