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Breaking Wave
Details
JOAN EARDLEY, R.S.A. (1921-1963)
Breaking Wave
signed and dated 'JOAN EARDLEY '59' (lower right), signed again and inscribed '"BREAKING/WAVE"/JOAN EARDLEY' (on the reverse)
oil on board
34 ¾ x 48 in. (88.3 x 122 cm.)
Painted in 1959.
Breaking Wave
signed and dated 'JOAN EARDLEY '59' (lower right), signed again and inscribed '"BREAKING/WAVE"/JOAN EARDLEY' (on the reverse)
oil on board
34 ¾ x 48 in. (88.3 x 122 cm.)
Painted in 1959.
Provenance
with Aitken Dott & Son, Edinburgh.
Mr and Mrs G.R. Proudfoot, Durham, by 1964.
with Fine Art Society, London, where purchased by Peregrine Pollen in 2003, and by descent to the present owner.
Mr and Mrs G.R. Proudfoot, Durham, by 1964.
with Fine Art Society, London, where purchased by Peregrine Pollen in 2003, and by descent to the present owner.
Literature
C. Andreae, Joan Eardley, Farnham, 2013, p. 184, no. 175, illustrated, as 'Seascape', dated circa 1959-63.
Exhibited
Glasgow, Arts Council of Great Britain, Scottish Committee, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Joan Eardley, R.S.A. (1921-1963): a memorial exhibition, January - February 1964, no. 99, as 'Breaking Wave, Kincardineshire'.
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