9th Oct, 2021 9:30 GMT/BST
Toni del Renzio (1915-2007) Italian/Russian
"The Morals and Colours of Man"
Signed and inscribed November 20th 1942, gouache, 36.5cm by 44cm
Artist's Resale Rights/Droit de Suite may apply to this lot, please refer to our Terms of Business
Sold for £4,000
Estimated at £120 - £180
. the work is float mounted and as such there is some cockling to paper . pin holes to each corner and loss to top right corner. light surface dirt and debris trapped under glass. not examined out of frame
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Auction: Modern & Contemporary Art, 9th Oct, 2021
To include a selection of Contemporary artworks from The Frank Cohen Collection (to be sold without reserve), an important watercolour by Elizabeth Blackadder, ceramics by Jean Cocteau and Pablo Picasso, and Northern Art by the likes of Norman Cornish, Brian ‘Braaq’ Shields and Peter Brook. The sale also includes a singe owner collection of works by Harry Epworth Allen, and a collection from the Estate of Eric Hill. Also represented are David Shepherd, Mary Fedden, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Guy Taplin, Elisabeth Frink, Bob Dylan and Bram Bogart.
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