Bethesda, St Ives

Details

Bryan Pearce (1929-2007)
Bethesda, St Ives
signed 'Bryan Pearce' (lower centre); signed, inscribed and dated 'Bethesda, St Ives/1970/by Bryan Pearce' (on a label attached to the reverse)
oil on board
20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.) (2)

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner.

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.

Lot Essay

Pearce had an extraordinary visual memory; he could recall all the sights he witnessed in minute detail, sometimes years later. His unique style was not a matter of choice but instead came from the brain damage he suffered from the congenital disease phenylketonuria. As such he was unable to express any detailed understanding of spatial relationships as well as the effects of light and shade. His non-realistic manner and heightened pallete aimed to evoke the atmosphere of St Ives rather than produce an exact representation of his much loved home.

The painting is to be sold with a letter from Mary Pearce, discussing the sale of the painting.

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