Lot Essay
Eliot Hodgkin returned from a trip to the Far East in the winter of 1969 with these Mangosteens.
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Three Mangosteens
Details
Eliot Hodgkin (1905-1987)
Three Mangosteens
signed and dated 'Eliot Hodgkin 14.ii.70' (lower right), inscribed 'Three Mangosteens/bought back from Bangkok/by the artist' (on a label attached to the backboard)
tempera on board
3½ x 9¼in. (19 x 23.5cm.)
Three Mangosteens
signed and dated 'Eliot Hodgkin 14.ii.70' (lower right), inscribed 'Three Mangosteens/bought back from Bangkok/by the artist' (on a label attached to the backboard)
tempera on board
3½ x 9¼in. (19 x 23.5cm.)
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. John Hodgkin from the artist and thence by decent.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.