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Ithell Colquhoun (British, 1906-1988) Painting 75.5 x 55.9 cm. (29 3/4 x 22 in.)
Ithell Colquhoun (British, 1906-1988) Painting oil on paper laid to card 75.5 x 55.9 cm. (29 3/4 x 22 in.) Footnotes: Provenance Sale; Sotheby's, London, 16 January 1986, lot 12 Private Collection, U.K. Exhibited Penzance, Newlyn Art Gallery, Ithell Colquhoun: Retrospective Exhibition of Oil Paintings, 2-27 October 1961, cat.no.21 Literature Richard Shillitoe, Ithell Colquhoun: Magician Born of Nature, 2009, cat.no.567, p.337 The present work is undated, however the extensive use of the decalcomania technique indicates that it can be no earlier than early-mid 1940s and stylistically the nearest comparator is The Arrow and the Serpent (1944). We are grateful to Dr Richard Shillitoe for his assistance in cataloguing this lot. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: AR AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
Ithell Colquhoun (British, 1906-1988) Painting oil on paper laid to card 75.5 x 55.9 cm. (29 3/4 x 22 in.) Footnotes: Provenance Sale; Sotheby's, London, 16 January 1986, lot 12 Private Collection, U.K. Exhibited Penzance, Newlyn Art Gallery, Ithell Colquhoun: Retrospective Exhibition of Oil Paintings, 2-27 October 1961, cat.no.21 Literature Richard Shillitoe, Ithell Colquhoun: Magician Born of Nature, 2009, cat.no.567, p.337 The present work is undated, however the extensive use of the decalcomania technique indicates that it can be no earlier than early-mid 1940s and stylistically the nearest comparator is The Arrow and the Serpent (1944). We are grateful to Dr Richard Shillitoe for his assistance in cataloguing this lot. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: AR AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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