The Broken Trellis, The Artist's Garden, Battersea

Details

Carel Weight, R.A. (1908-1997)
The Broken Trellis, The Artist's Garden, Battersea
signed 'Carel Weight' (upper right)
oil on board
24 x 15 in. (61 x 38.1 cm.)
Painted in February 1974.

Exhibited

London, New Grafton Gallery, Carel Weight, March - April 1974, no. 16.

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Lot Essay

Sold with a photocopy of a letter from the artist: '7. May 1974/The picture was painted/in my own garden in Battersea/last February. It is one of a/series - my garden especially in/Winter, seems to offer infinite/sources for pictures. All sorts/of things have happened and a/broken trellis is a rather mild/event compared with other versions/that include Ghosts, Murders, rapes/and domestic dramas of all sorts./I do hope you will enjoy having/the picture/Yours/Carel'.

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