KENNETH ARMITAGE | Linked Figures

Museu de Arte Moderna, São Paulo, where acquired from the Fourth International Biennial Exhibition by the father of the present owner

São Paulo, Museu de Arte Moderna, Fourth International Biennial Exhibition, The British Council, 22nd September - 31st December 1959, (details untraced) with tour to Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro; Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires; Museo de Arte Moderno, Montevideo; Instituto de Artes Plasticas, Santiago; Instituto de Artes Contemporaneas, Lima and Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas.

There are Artist's pinholes to all four corners. The sheet is secured to the mount with two tabs of adhesive tape at the upper edge. The sheet undulates slightly, in keeping with the Artist's materials. There are minor remnants of old adhesive tape at and towards the corners of the sheet's verso. There is a very slight horizontal cut to the extreme upper edge towards the left corner which is not visible in the present mount. There is one fleck of paint loss towards the lower edge just to the right of centre, in the far-right leg. There is some minor staining across the sheet in line with a previous acidic housing and darker mount staining to the extreme edges. There are a very small number of individual spots of foxing to the sheet. Subject to the above, the work appears to be in good overall condition. The work is held behind perspex in a simple wooden frame. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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