26th Feb, 2022 9:30 GMT/BST
Modern & Contemporary Art
1138
John Wonnacott CBE (b.1940)
Self-portrait before a window
Oil on board, 65cm by 42cm
With artist's numbering verso JW35679
Artist's Resale Rights/Droit de Suite may apply to this lot, please refer to our Terms of Business
Sold for £1,500
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
Covered in a layer of surface dirt. Vertical stain to upper right within the sky down into the telegraph lines and also an area of vertical marks to the board down from the sitter's glasses and elbow to the lower edge. Areas of brown spots/losses throughout the lower half of the board where the board is showing through, mostly within his dark blue jumper and below. See additional images. The odd chip and knock to the frame.
Auction: Modern & Contemporary Art, 26th Feb, 2022
Modern and Contemporary Art Sales offer a broad range of paintings, prints, drawing and sculpture from the 20th and 21st centuries. The sales specialise in Northern Art, with a strong representation of Modern British artists.
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Thursday 24 February 10am-4pm, Friday 25 February 10am-5pm and morning of sale from 8am
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