Galerie P. Huber, Geneva, where p𓂃urchased by the present owner, 1990

Each canvas appears to be in good original condition. There are a few minor scuffs to the paint surfaces which are otherwise in good overall condition. Unframed. Please telephone the department on 020 7293 5381 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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Alan Charlton has been making monochrome paintings since 1969, using standardised products to create minimalist works which question the hand of the artist in the artwork. In the present work, Charlton continues his practice by painting uniformly in grey and ensuring that the standard measurement of the stretcher depth, including the canvas, is 4.5cm. Charlton described his use of these two constants, 'I use these two constant elements to discover different ways of making paintings. The paintings are not composed within the traditional rectangle picture frame but within the whole space of the room, therefore the space they exist in is part of the work'. (The artist, quoted from //www.southampton.gov.uk/leisure/arts/sotonartgallery)