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GRAHAM SUTHERLAND, O.M. (1903-1980)
The Bow
dated '10.iii 62⁄3.IV.62' (lower right), signed, inscribed and dated again 'Sutherland/THE/BOW/1962' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
51 x 38 1/2 in. (130 x 97.8 cm.)
Painted in 1962.
Provenance
with Marlborough Fine Art, London, 1962.
Douglas Cooper, Argilliers, by 1965.
Purchased by Sir Elton John at the 1976 exhibition.
with Redfern Gallery, London, June 1983, where purchased by the present owner.
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, Recent Paintings by Graham Sutherland, London, Marlborough Fine Art, 1962, p. 19, no. 25, illustrated.
D. Cooper, F. Russoli, V. Viale, exhibition catalogue, Sutherland, Torino, Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna, 1965, pp. 278-279, no. 124, illustrated.
Exhibition catalogue, Graham Sutherland, Munich, Haus der Kunst, 1967, p. 30, no. 72, illustrated, also on the cover.
F. Arcangeli, Graham Sutherland, Milan, 1973, pp. 37, 135, illustrated.
Exhibition catalogue, Graham Sutherland O.M.: Paintings, Gouaches, Watercolours, Graphics from The Douglas Cooper Collection, London, Redfern Gallery, 1976, n.p., no. 2, illustrated on the cover.
Exhibited
London, Marlborough Fine Art, Recent Paintings by Graham Sutherland, June 1962, no. 25.
Torino, Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna, Sutherland, October - November 1965, no. 124.
Basel, Kunsthalle, Sutherland, February - March 1966, no. 115.
Munich, Haus der Kunst, Graham Sutherland, March - May 1967, no. 72, this exhibition travelled to Haag, Gemeentemuseum, June - July; Berlin, Haus Am Waldsee, August - September; and Cologne, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, October - November.
London, Redfern Gallery, Graham Sutherland O.M.: Paintings, Gouaches, Watercolours, Graphics from The Douglas Cooper Collection, September - October 1976, no. 2.
Menton, Palais de l'Europe, IXème Biennale internationale d'art, July - September 1972, catalogue not traced. London, Royal Academy, British Painting 1952-1977, September - November 1977, no. 342.
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