Three Big Flints (Pleshey)

Details

ELIOT HODGKIN (1905-1987)
Three Big Flints (Pleshey)
signed and dated 'Eliot Hodgkin i.ii.66' (lower left)
tempera on board
11 x 16 1/2 in. (28 x 42 cm.)
Painted in February 1966.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by Joseph F. McCrindle circa 1974.
A gift from the above to the present owner in 1999.

Literature

Exhibition catalogue, Bicentenary Exhibition 1968-1969, London, Royal Academy, 1968, p. 111, no. d107, pl. f, as 'Three Flints from Pleshey'.

Exhibited

London, Thomas Agnew & Sons, Eliot Hodgkin Recent Paintings in Oil and Tempera, November - December 1966, no. 3.
London, Royal Academy, Bicentenary Exhibition 1968-1969, December 1968 - March 1969, no. D107, as 'Three Flints from Pleshey'.

Special notice

Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

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Lot Essay

Joseph F. McCrindle (1923-2008) was an American art collector, philanthropist and founder and editor of Transatlantic Review which operated from 1959 until 1977. Based in New York and London, McCrindle amassed a distinguished and eclectic collection which spanned over five centuries, including Modern British Art, Pre-Columbian Sculptures and Old Master paintings. Much of McCrindle’s collection was bequeathed to over 30 public institutions worldwide, including the Frick Collection, New York; the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; and the National Gallery of Art, London, to name a few.

We are very grateful to Mark Hodgkin for his assistance in preparing this catalogue entry by Eliot Hodgkin. He is currently preparing the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist’s work and would like to hear from owners of any work by the artist so that these can be included in this comprehensive catalogue. Please write to Mark Hodgkin, c/o Christie's, Modern British Art Department, 8 King Street, London, SW1Y 6QT, or email mclothier@christies.com

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