ELIOT HODGKIN | WILD STRAWBERRIES

ELIOT HODGKIN
1905-1987
WILD STRAWBERRIES

signed, dated 1948 and inscribed; also dated 1948 (August 1 - 15) and inscribed on the reverse with notes for colour transfer
pencil on paper
sheet: 27 by 26.5cm.; 10½ by 10¼in.

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Condition Report:
The work is attached to the mount with an adhesive to the upper edge. There is a remnant of the current mount attached to the lower half of the right edge of the work with an adhesive, which is in turn attached to the present mount with a strip of adhesive tape. The work is folded at the lower edge and held together with an adhesive. The upper and left edges appear neatly cut. The right edge appears very faintly deckled. There is a loss to the sheet towards the upper corner of the right edge. There are two very tiny tears to the extreme left edge. There are tiny nicks to the left edge, including to the upper left corner. None of the above is visible in the present mount. The sheet undulates slight, most notably towards the upper, left and right edges, though this is largely not visible in the present mount. There are faint creases to the sheet, most notably towards the left edge. There is time staining to the sheet. There is very faint mount staining to the sheet, not visible in the present mount. There are few flecks of foxing to the sheet. There are a few instances of dirt and surface matter to the sheet, most notably towards the upper left corner, not visible in the present mount. This excepting, the work appears to be in good overall condition.

The work is window mounted and presented in a gilt and painted wooden frame under glass.

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Provenance:
Sale, Tennants Auctioneers London, 26th July 2014, lot 637, where acquired by the present owner