12th Oct, 2019 10:30 GMT/BST
Mary Fedden OBE, RA, RWA (1915-2012)
The Red Rug
Signed and dated 1992, inscribed "for Joyce" gouache, 19cm by 24cm
Artist's Resale Rights/Droit de Suite may apply to this lot, please refer to our Terms of Business
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Sold for £4,000
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500
The paper has a deckled edge. A number of small brown dots, particularly evident to the lower right below and above the rug and to the white area of the cloud centre of the sky and sporadically throughout the sky. This would appear to be the brown coloured paint from the figure's dress transferred. Tiny nick? centre of left edge within the blue of the sea. Not examined out of the frame.
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Auction: Modern & Contemporary Art, 12th Oct, 2019
Modern & Contemporary Art
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