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Lot 25AR

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

14 November 2018, 15:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £18,750 inc. premium

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William Coldstream (British, 1906-1987)

Garden in Falmouth
oil on canvas
45.7 x 35.5 cm. (18 x 14 in.)
Painted in 1977

Footnotes

Provenance
With Anthony d'Offay, London, 1981, where acquired by
Private Collection, U.K.

Exhibited
London, Anthony d'Offay, William Coldstream, 20 June-20 July 1984, cat.no.3 (ill.)

Literature
Peter 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.

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