Weybourne 4.92

Details

Roger Ackling (b. 1947)
Weybourne 4.92
inscribed and dated 'W.4.92' (on the reverse)
wood and a rusted screw
30 x 8.5 x 6.5 cm.
Executed in 1992, this piece is unique

Provenance

Annely Juda Fine Art, London.
Acquired from the above by Piet and Ida Sanders in 1992.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The wood the artist has used, was found at the beach of Weybourne, Norfolk, East Anglia (Great Britain). He then held the piece of wood against the sun through a magnifying glass, hence creating black burn holes in the wood. He considers this process as 'sunlight on wood'.

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