Study for 'Three Stones'

Details

MARION ADNAMS (1898-1995)
Study for 'Three Stones'
signed and dated 'Adnams '68' (lower right)
pencil on paper
9 ¾ x 14 ¼ in. (24.7 x 36.2 cm.)
Executed in 1968.

Provenance

The Artist’s Estate, where acquired by RAW Collection, London.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

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Lot Essay

Marion Adnams is recognised as one of the most distinctive voices in British Surrealism, creating mysterious compositions in which familiar objects are transformed into dream-like symbols. This delicate pencil drawing is a study for Three Stones (1968), one of Adnams' most celebrated late compositions, now in the collection of Nottingham Castle.

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