Lot 25: AR William Coldstream (British, 1906-1987) Garden in Falmouth 45.7 x 35.5 cm. (18 x 14 in.)

William Coldstream
(British, 1906-1987)
Garden in Falmouth oil on canvas45.7 x 35.5 cm. (18 x 14 in.)Painted in 1977
Provenance: With Anthony d'Offay, London, 1981, where acquired byPrivate Collection, U.K.ExhibitedLondon, Anthony d'Offay, William Coldstream, 20 June-20 July 1984, cat.no.3 (ill.)LiteraturePeter T.J. Rumley, William Coldstream, Sandom & Company, Bristol, 2018, p.130, cat.no.169 (col.ill.)Painted over a two-week August period Garden in Falmouth depicts the view from the front of a house at 7 Florence Place, rented from art historian Tim Holliday. The development of the painting was meticulously recorded with an initial composition abandoned after the first day. The present composition was finalised over a spread of seven mornings, each comprising of one-and-a-half hour sessions.