The Shell Gatherer
     

The Shell Gatherer

1951

Oil on board
15 x 20 cm

Whereabouts unknown

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Recto: Signed and dated

Aka: The Shell Gatherer [Redfern]; The Shell Picker [RE sales diary]; Henry Moore Collecting Seashells [Christie's]

figures on a beach seashore

Richard's sales diary confirms that the work 'Henry Moore Collecting Seashells' (1951), auctioned by Christie's in 1983, is the same work titled 'The Shell Gatherer' that was in the 1952 Small Panels show at the Redfern.

Provenance

EXHIBITED | 5th to 28th Jun 1952

"Richard Eurich - Paintings on Small Panels" - Redfern Gallery, London

Cat 130

ACQUIRED | 1957

bought by Elsie Ross for £5

AUCTIONED | 11th Apr 1983

"[title unknown]", Christie’s, London

lot 98

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Provenance:

  • ACQUIRED - 1957 - bought by Elsie Ross for £5
  • AUCTIONED - 11th Apr 1983 - "[title unknown]", Christie’s, London
    lot 98

Exhibitions:

  • 5th to 28th Jun 1952 - "Richard Eurich - Paintings on Small Panels", Redfern Gallery, London
    Cat 130

Notes:

  • None recorded.

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