▲ Reuben Mednikoff (British, 1906-1972) Untitled (Sept 21 1941)

signed 'R. MEDNIKOFF' u.r., oil on canvas laid on board, 76 x 51cm; framed 93 x 68cm, Exhibited: De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea, 6 October 2018 - 20 January 2019 and Camden Art Centre, London, 12 April - 23 June 2019, 'A Tale of Mother's Bones: Grace Pailthorpe, Reuben Mednikoff and the Birth of Psychorealism'; Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, 'British Surrealism (1741-1948)', 26 February - 30 September 2020. Literature: Hope Wolf, 'A Tale of Mother's Bones: Grace Pailthorpe, Reuben Mednikoff and the Birth of Psychorealism', published by Camden Art Centre, 2019, illustrated on front cover; David Boyd Haycock, Sacha Llewellyn and Kirstie Meehan, 'British Surrealism', published by the Dulwich Picture Gallery, 2023, illustrated front cover (detail) and p. 85. David Boyd Haycock, Sacha Llewellyn and Kirstie Meehan, 'British Surrealism', published by the Dulwich Picture Gallery, 2023, illustrated front cover (detail) and p. 85. Condition Report, Condition Report, There are a few small scattered brown spots to the corners and edges. There is a small indentation and associated loss to the paint in the lower left corner. A further small indentation to the centre of the right edge. A little rubbing and a couple of small abrasions to paint to the lower edge, centre right. Light surface dirt. There is a faint dirty line to the background in the lower left quarter. There is some spotting, light mould and staining to the lower half of the figure, please refer to additional condition images. The paint has been thinly applied in areas. There are finely incised lines in places which appear to be deliberate and are believed to be by the hand of the artist. Examined under UV light no retouching shows. Request A Condition Report, Request A Condition Report

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