PATRICK HUGHES | DO YOU WANT TO PLAY THE PIANO?

Property from the Collection of the Late Robert Heller

PATRICK HUGHES
b.1939
DO YOU WANT TO PLAY THE PIANO?

signed and titled on the backboard
gloss paint on board
91 by 121cm.; 35¾ by 47½in.
Executed in 1966.

Condition Report:
The board appears sound. There are a number of nail heads visible at the extreme edges. There are some inconsistencies in the cream pigment, most probably in keeping with the Artist's materials. There are some tiny scratches and flecks of loss in the central passage. There are some further possible scratches elsewhere. There are some accretions throughout. There is some light surface dirt and studio matter in places. This excepting, the work appears in very good overall condition.

Inspection under Ultra Violet light reveals one or two spots of sensitively executed retouching at a couple of the nail heads, and further fluorescence in-keeping with the Artist's working methods.

The work is held in a simple aluminium slip frame.

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Provenance:
Flowers Gallery, London