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Peter Lanyon — Pestle, Mortar and Bottles
Peter Lanyon

Pestle, Mortar and Bottles

1937

Peter Lanyon's 1937 oil on board presents a still life arrangement of domestic objects including a pestle, mortar, and bottles. The composition explores the formal qualities of simple household items through the artist's modernist perspective.

Medium
oil on board

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Modern & Post War British Art Day Sale

June 23, 2021

Estimate: $5,000$8,000

Lot 299

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Peter Lanyon, Pestle, Mortar and Bottles, 1937

Peter Lanyon's 1937 oil on board presents a still life arrangement of domestic objects including a pestle, mortar, and bottles. The composition explores the formal qualities of simple household items through the artist's modernist perspective.

Medium
oil on board
Year
1937
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Cubist, Bottles, Experimental, Modern, British, Earth Tones, Abstract, Oil on Board, Still Life, 1930s

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