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Richard Hamilton
Her's is a lush situation - etching (W. 51)
etching with collage in silver foil with extensive hand-colouring in pencil and gouache, 1958, on wove paper, signed in pencil, a rare impression (Waddington says that only a few impressions were made), printed by the artist at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, with margins, pale time- and mount-staining, a very short tear to lower sheet edge, foxing and remains of tape on the reverse, other minor blemishes, otherwise in good condition, framed
P. 180 x 250mm., S. 270 x 347mm.
Her's is a lush situation - etching (W. 51)
etching with collage in silver foil with extensive hand-colouring in pencil and gouache, 1958, on wove paper, signed in pencil, a rare impression (Waddington says that only a few impressions were made), printed by the artist at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, with margins, pale time- and mount-staining, a very short tear to lower sheet edge, foxing and remains of tape on the reverse, other minor blemishes, otherwise in good condition, framed
P. 180 x 250mm., S. 270 x 347mm.
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Further details
This print was used as a sketch study for the painting 'Hers is a lush situation' completed in the same year. The title is a quote from an advert for the American automobile manufacturer Buick: 'The Driver sits in the dead calm at the center of all this motion - hers is a lush situation'.