Lot 181: IAN STEPHENSON | Eclipse, 1966-7

oil on canvas, overlapping on two parts

164.5 by 183cm.; 65 by 72in.

oil on canvas, overlapping on two parts

Original canvas. There is very slight abrasion to one or two of the tiny raised elements, only visible upon very close inspection. There is a very slight pressure mark c.7cm. in the centre of the bottom edge of the top canvas. This excepting the work appears in excellent overall condition. Ultraviolet light reveals areas of fluorescence which appear in keeping with the nature of the materials. Two overlapping sections: the underside comprising of two canvas framed as one, in a thin metal strip frame, the top unframed.
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Milan, Palazzo Reale, Arte Inglese Oggi, 1960-76, February - May 1976, cat. no.191, illustrated p.191;
London, Hayward Gallery, Ian Stephenson Paintings 1955-77, 2nd March - 24th April 1977, cat. no.51, illustrated p.37, with Arts Council tour to Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol and Turnpike Gallery, Leigh.

Private Collection, acquired circa 1970s