Ruth Vance
Head VI, 1971
Oil on canvas
35.5 × 30.5 cm (14 × 12 in)
CR 71-02
One of eleven small heads painted on the standard 35.5 by 30.5 centimetre format Vance used for nothing else. She kept all of them. This is the sixth and the only one in which the armature is absent entirely — the head sits on the violet ground with nothing holding it.
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Detail
Detail: the dragged edge where the head meets the ground.
Provenance
- The artist;
- The Estate of Ruth Vance, by descent, 2009.
Exhibited
- New York, The Estate of Ruth Vance, Ruth Vance: The Late Rooms, 2019, cat. no. 4.
Literature
- M. Hollis, Ruth Vance: Catalogue Raisonné, London, 2014, no. 71-02.
Condition
Excellent. Unlined, unvarnished. No restoration.
The object
Unsigned.
Artist's gilt frame, original to the work. Non-reflective glass.
Authenticity
Certificate of authenticity issued by The Estate of Ruth Vance, no. EV/2009/0207. Estate stamped on the reverse.
