Lot 292: SHEILA FELL R.A. | Farmhouse, Yorkshire

oil on canvas

50.8 by 60.4cm.; 20 by 23¾in.

oil on canvas

Original canvas. There is a small pressure mark in the lower left corner, but otherwise the canvas appears sound. There is a diagonal line in the upper left corner that appears to relate to a paintbrush hair that was embedded in the paint surface, and subsequently lost. There is some very light surface dirt across the work. Subject to the above, the work appears to be in excellent overall condition. Ultraviolet light reveals no obvious signs of fluorescence or retouching. The work is presented in a painted wooden frame. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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Farnham, Ashgate Gallery, New Paintings and Drawings, 25th June - 18th July 1974, cat. no.24;
London, Hayward Gallery, Sheila Fell, 21st October - 2nd December 1990, cat. no.61, with tour to Museum and Art Gallery, Salford, Royal Academy of Arts, London, Rozelle House, Ayr, Abbott Hall Art Gallery, Kendal, Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne and Bede Gallery, Jarrow.

Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, July 1974
Mr and Mrs Roger Brown
Sale, Christie's London, 5th November 1999, lot 253, where acquired by the present owner