Lot 126
- 126
Ben Nicholson, O.M.
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description
- Ben Nicholson, O.M.
- Aug 62 (L'heure bleu)
- signed and titled on the backboard
- pencil and oil wash, mounted on artist's prepared backboard
- sheet: 35.5 by 50cm.; 14 by 19¾in.
Provenance
Gifted by the Artist to Dorothy Elmhirst and the Dartington Hall School, 23rd December 1964
Gifted by Dorothy Elmhirst to The Dartington Hall Trust, 25t🧜h March 196🍸5
Exhibited
Dartington Hall, High Cross House, May - October 2010.
Condition
The sheet is sound. It is not laid down but appears to be mainly adhered to the artist's pre paired backboard along the upper edge. The surface is undulating. The sheet is deliberately not square and the lower edge is uneven.
There is a small spot of staining near the right side of the upper edge and some minor staining along the upper edge near the right hand corner. The sheet has discoloured slightly, otherwise the work appears in good overall condition.
Held under glass in a silver coloured wood frame with a grey backboard; unexamined out of frame.
Please telephone the department on 0207 293 6424 if you have any questions about the present work.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
'Thinking of your very appreciative remarks about my 'BLUES' I have asked my gallery in London to send you + the school a small work of mine "aug 62 (l'heure bleu) + hope it will reach you in O.K condition + that you may like it. If not then I assume you will be frank with me + would like to choose another...'
(Ben Nicholson, letter to Dorothy Elmhirst, 23rd December 1964)
We are grateful to Sir Alan Bowness for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.
(Ben Nicholson, letter to Dorothy Elmhirst, 23rd December 1964)
We are grateful to Sir Alan Bowness for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.