JOHN BRATBY, R.A. | ROSES AND SUNFLOWERS

JOHN BRATBY, R.A.
1928-1992
ROSES AND SUNFLOWERS

signed
oil on canvas
unframed: 121 by 89cm.; 47¾ by 35in.
framed: 127 by 94cm.; 50 by 37in.

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Condition Report:
The canvas appears original. The canvas undulates slightly including at the upper left corner. There may be one or two historic losses to the impasto tips, including to the lower left corner in the white pigment. There are a few instances of reticulation with some instances of individual lines of cracking, including to the thicker white pigment of the border of the jug. There is some surface dirt to the creviced areas of the thicker impasto. There is some light surface dirt and instances of minor matter and studio detritus to the work in places and spots of staining. This excepting, the work appears to be in very good overall condition.

Inspection under Ultraviolet light reveals no obvious signs of fluorescence or retouching.

The work is presented in a painted wooden frame, held under glass.

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Provenance:
The Phoenix Gallery, Suffolk, where acquired by the present owner's mother in 1974 and thence by family descent