2nd Mar, 2024 9:30 GMT/BST
Modern & Contemporary Art
530
Peter Brook RBA (1927-2009)
"Procession"
Oil on canvas, 52cm by 59cm
Exhibited: Agnew's, London, 1970
Sold for £3,800
Estimated at £4,000 - £6,000
Some light surface dirt and discoloured varnish. An area of fine craquelure to the left of the sky approx 6cm vertically below the flags. Some possible shrinkage to areas of black paint to the right hand side within the buildings and to the lower left corner. This may be by design? The odd sporadic small area of retouching to the sky, one to the centre of the top and two to the left of centre below the flags. Not examined with a uv light.
Auction: Modern & Contemporary Art, 2nd Mar, 2024
Amongst a strong section of Northern art in the sale is a small family collection of drawings by the great L.S. Lowry (1887-1976); the three works were given by Lowry to Ruth and Neville Blakey of Pendle, Lancashire, longstanding friends of the artist, and will be sold with correspondance with the Lowry. Further Northern artists represented in the sale include Harold Riley, Peter Brook, Brian 'Braaq' Shields, Norman Cornish, and Len Tabner.
Further highlights include a vivid seascape by Scottish artist Sir William MacTaggart, a harbour scene by Chinese-born Singaporean artist Cheong Soo Pieng who founded the Nanyang style of art, and a striking industrial landscape by Staffordshire artist Maurice Wade.
An interesting selection of works on paper include greats such as Frank Dobson, Dame Laura Knight, David Bomberg, Sir Matthew Smith, and a good range of prints include those by Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Elizabeth Blackadder, Bob Dylan and Victor Pasmore.
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Thursday 29th February - Friday 1st March 10am-4pm, and the morning of the sale from 8am
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