Alan Davie
Monkey Love , 1960 (Executed)
Lot #310 |
2022-11-23 |
Sotheby's, London
Modern British Art
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
GBP 20,000 - 30,000 (currency of sale)
USD 26,325 - 39,488 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: L22138
Auction name: Modern British Art
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: London
Start date: 2022-11-23
Currency: GBP
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Modern Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 151.5 by 120.5cm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
151.5
Width In Centimeters:
120.5
Height In Inches:
59.75
Width In Inches:
47.5
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Year notes: Executed in 1960.
Provenance
Gimpel Fils Gallery, London, where acquired by Signor Scacchi Gracco, May 1961 Sale, Sotheby's London, 6 February 2004, lot 213, where acquired by the present owner
Literature
Franco Russoli and Roberto Tassi, I Maestri del Colore opere dal Surealsmo alle Correnti piú Recenti, Milan, 1963, illustrated pl. 11 Alan Bowness, Alan Davie, Lund Humphries, London, 1967, no. 230, p. 143
Catalog summary
Alan Davie 1920 - 2014 Monkey Love signed Alan Davie , titled, dated MAR. 60 and inscribed (on the reverse) oil on board unframed: 151.5 by 120.5cm.; 59¾ by 47½in. framed: 155 by 124.5cm.; 61 by 49in. Executed in 1960. Provenance Gimpel Fils Gallery, London, where acquired by Signor Scacchi Gracco, May 1961 Sale, Sotheby's London, 6 February 2004, lot 213, where acquired by the present owner Literature Franco Russoli and Roberto Tassi, I Maestri del Colore opere dal Surealsmo alle Correnti piú Recenti, Milan, 1963, illustrated pl. 11 Alan Bowness, Alan Davie, Lund Humphries, London, 1967, no. 230, p. 143