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Ivon Hitchens
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Ivon Hitchens
- Autumn Larch and Chestnut Wood
- signed; also signed, titled and inscribed on Artist's label attached to the backboard
- oil on canvas
- 46 by 109.5cm.; 18¼ by 43¼in.
- Executed in 1950.
Provenance
Leicester Galleries, London where acquired by R. Hosdell Esq, 1952
Waddington Galleries, London, where acquired by Dr. T. G. Milliken, 16th April 1964
His sale, Replica Shoes 's London, 12th March 1975, lot 123
Waddington Galleries, London, where acquired by Sydney Cooper in the 1970s and thence gifted to the present owner
Waddington Galleries, London, where acquired by Dr. T. G. Milliken, 16th April 1964
His sale, Replica Shoes 's London, 12th March 1975, lot 123
Waddington Galleries, London, where acquired by Sydney Cooper in the 1970s and thence gifted to the present owner
Exhibited
London, Leicester Galleries, Exhibition of Works by Ivon Hitchens, June 1952, cat. no.35.
Condition
Original canvas. The canvas appears sound. There are some pinholes apparent to the canvas in places, which are thought to be in keeping with the artist's materials. There are one or two tiny, very fine lines of reticulation in isolated instances, visible upon very close inspection. There is some extremely light surface dirt to some of the raised tips of impasto. Subject to the above, the work appears to be in excellent overall condition.
Ultraviolet light reveals no obvious signs of fluorescence or retouching.
The work is presented in a simple painted and gilded wooden frame, held under glass.
Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding 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 stat.mes nt made by Replica Shoes '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 stat.mes nt made by Replica Shoes '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
We are grateful to the Estate of the Artist for their kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.
‘I should like to be able to put on canvas this underlying harmony which I first feel rather than see, and then extract from the facts of nature, distil and later develop according to the needs of the canvas.’
(Ivon Hitchens, quoted in Peter Khoroche, Ivon Hitchens, Andre Deutsch, 1990, p.109.)