John Wells
Two Related Movements, 1967
oil on board
signed, titled & dated verso
25 1/4 x 37 1/4 in/ 64 x 94.5 cm
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Provenance
Estate of the Artist
John Wells
Sea Fringe, c.1940
watercolour & pencil
studio stamped
14 1/2 x 11 in / 37 x 28 cm
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Sold
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Provenance
Estate of the Artist
Private Collection
John Wells
Sea Fringe, 1939
oil on gessoed canvas stretched over board
signed, titled & dated verso; studio stamped
16 x 12 in / 40.5 x 30.5 cm
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Provenance
Estate of the Artist
Literature
Matthew Rowe, John Wells: The Fragile Cell, 1998, fig. 4, p. 10, illus.
John Wells
Inverse Variation, 1967
oil on board
signed, dated, numbered; studio stamped & inscribed verso
21 1/2 x 47 3/4 in / 54.5 x 121.5 cm
16 x 20 in (indiv. panels)
16 x 20 in (indiv. panels)
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Provenance
Estate of the Artist
Exhibitions
Penwith Society, 1967
Edinburgh Festival, 1968
Penwith Society, 1976
John Wells
Untitled, 1960
oil on paper
dated 1960 verso & studio stamped
10 x 15 in / 25.5 x 38 cm
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Provenance
Estate of the Artist
John Wells
Untitled
oil & mixed media on paper
studio stamped
7 x 8 1/2 in / 18 x 22 cm
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Provenance
Estate of the Artist
John Wells
Composition with Squares, 1964
pastel on paper
studio stamped
4 x 8 in / 10 x 20.5 cm
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Provenance
Estate of the Artist
John Wells
Untitled
oil on paper
studio stamped
7 x 8 3/4 in / 17.8 x 22.2 cm
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Provenance
Estate of the Artist
John Wells
Untitled
oil & mixed media on paper
studio stamped
7 x 8 3/4 in / 17.8 x 22 cm
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Provenance
Estate of the Artist
John Wells
Untitled
oil & mixed media on paper
studio stamped
7 x 8 1/2 in / 18 x 22.2 cm
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Provenance
Estate of the Artist
John Wells
Untitled
oil & crayon on paper
studio stamped
7 x 8 3/4 in / 18 x 22 cm
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Provenance
Estate of the Artist
John Wells
Untitled, 1957
oil on paper
signed & dated lower left
13 x 8 in / 33 x 20 cm
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Provenance
Estate of the Artist
John Wells
Untitled, 1962
oil & mixed media on paper
signed, dated 1962 & studio stamped
7 x 8 1/2 in / 18 x 22 cm
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Provenance
Estate of the Artist
John Wells
Untitled
oil & mixed media on paper
studio stamped
7 x 8 1/2 in / 18 x 22 cm
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Provenance
Estate of the Artist
John Wells
Untitled
oil & mixed media on paper
studio stamped
7 x 8 1/2 in / 18 x 22 cm
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