20th Oct, 2018 10:30 GMT/BST
Don Breckon (b.1935)
"The Meeting of the Kings", October, 1973
Signed and dated, oil on canvas, 49cm by 75cm
Provenance: Barbican Gallery, Plymouth
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Sold for £280
Estimated at £300 - £500
Relined, cleaned and re varnished. Large sized cracking throughout, mostly to the outer edges but also in a swirl to the front of the train, all with associated retouching, see images.
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Auction: Modern & Contemporary Art, 20th Oct, 2018
Modern & Contemporary Art
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