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A collection of artworks and ephemera including a framed three-dimensional paper collage, an oil painting on board, a commemorative graphic print, and a large exhibition poster. The framed collage features multi-coloured, leaf-like paper elements arranged in a radial pattern on a white ground, housed in a light wood box frame. The oil painting on board depicts a stylised bearded male portrait in blue tones, set against a landscape with architectural ruins under a large moon. This work is inscribed to the lower right with red capital letters reading PAVLVS and a small red star symbol; it is presented in a black wooden frame. The commemorative print celebrates the 600th anniversary of Bristol, featuring the years 800 1973 and the text 600 YEARS A COUNTY BY ROYAL CHARTER above a crest showing a castle, a ship, and a Concorde aircraft. The lot also includes a large unframed exhibition poster for GERSHWIN at the Museum of the City of New York, dated May 6 through September 2 1968. The poster displays portraits of George and Ira Gershwin, musical notation for Embraceable You and Oh, Lady Be Good!, and a piano keyboard graphic. A brown cardboard mailing tube is included, bearing a Royal Mail Signed For adhesive label and a white adhesive label with the name GERSHWIN handwritten in black ink.
Condition report:
The framed collage and oil painting appear in good condition within their frames. The PAVLVS painting shows some minor surface texture variations inherent to the medium. The Bristol commemorative print shows light edge wear (photo 2). The Gershwin exhibition poster exhibits noticeable creasing and handling marks, particularly along the lower edge and within the main body of the paper (photo 5). The mailing tube shows typical signs of postal use with multiple adhesive labels and handwritten notations (photo 1).
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