Ruth Vance
Seated Figure, Study, c. 1969
Oil on linen
198 × 147.5 cm (78 × 58.1 in)
CR 69-11
Undated, and placed at 1969 by the estate on the evidence of the linen. Painted on the unprimed reverse, which absorbs the oil and leaves the surface dry and granular — the reason the pink ground reads as chalk rather than paint.
Reserved pending payment
$19,500
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Detail
Detail: unprimed linen weave through a dry pink ground.
Provenance
- The artist;
- The Estate of Ruth Vance, by descent, 2009.
Literature
- M. Hollis, Ruth Vance: Catalogue Raisonné, London, 2014, no. 69-11.
Condition
Good. Painted on the unprimed reverse of the linen, as Vance often worked. Some cupping along the lower edge. Not restored.
Report by Hallam Conservation, London, 2025-01-30. The full report is provided on enquiry.
The object
Unsigned.
Later gilt frame, supplied by the estate. UV-filtering acrylic.
Authenticity
Certificate of authenticity issued by The Estate of Ruth Vance, no. EV/2009/0161. Estate stamped on the reverse.
