LOT DETAILS

Materials:

burnished and carbonised terracotta

Size Notes:

height: 35.5cm.; 14in.

Edition:

Executed in 1987.

Description:

SIGN UP or LOG IN

Markings:

Dame Magdalene Odundo

Condition:

Structurally sound, the work appears in extremely good overall condition. Some extremely light rubs to the burnished surface, visible upon extremely close inspection and in raking light. Possible light scratch towards the top of the bulbous form with a couple of minor scratches to the underside of the flaring neck. A few extremely minor pin-head sized spots of loss to the burnished surface. Inspection under Ultraviolet light. Please contact the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.

Exhibited:

Bowness-on-Windermere, Blackwell House, Magdalene Odundo - Clay Forms - A Retrospective, 4 July - 23 September 2001, fig. 6, illustrated in the catalogue p. 22

Literature:

Anthony Slayter-Ralph (ed.), Magdalene Odundo, Lund Humphries, Hampshire, 2004, no. 39, illustrated p. 105

Provenance:

Anne Berthoud Gallery, London, where acquired by the present owner, circa 1989