20th Oct, 2018 10:30 GMT/BST
Brian Shields 'Braaq' FBA (1951-1997)
Figures and a dog before terraced houses
Signed and dated (19)75, oil on canvas board, 26cm by 40cm
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Sold for £3,000
Estimated at £2,500 - £4,000
Some light surface dirt and discoloured vanish. Two small brown stains/splodges above the central red house, one to the right of the left chimney and one above the smoke of the right chimney. Slight scuff above the baby in the pram and one to the right of this within the snow. A small splodge of white paint within the smoke of the smaller chimney on the right hand side and a tiny white spot to the centre of the roof of the house to the right of this. The board is slightly raised within the centre of the central figure group. Paint thin in places by design.
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Auction: Modern & Contemporary Art, 20th Oct, 2018
Modern & Contemporary Art
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