Ruth Vance
Study for a Standing Figure, 1963
Oil on canvas
122 × 91 cm (48 × 35.8 in)
CR 63-08
A small standing figure, painted the year Vance stopped working from life entirely. The armature here is still drawn in white and still closes — within two years she would leave it open on one side and never close it again. The ground is a single pass of cadmium orange, laid flat and left alone.
Detail
Detail: the dry, dragged handling of the figure's upper edge against the flat orange ground.
Provenance
- The artist;
- Beaux Arts Gallery, London, acquired directly from the artist, 1963;
- Private collection, Sussex, acquired from the above, 1964;
- The Estate of Ruth Vance, purchase, 2016.
Exhibited
- London, Beaux Arts Gallery, Ruth Vance: Paintings, 1961, cat. no. 11.
Literature
- M. Hollis, Ruth Vance: Catalogue Raisonné, London, 2014, no. 63-08, illustrated pl. 22.
Condition
Very good. Unlined, on the original stretcher. Two small areas of retouching in the lower left quadrant, visible under UV.
Report by Hallam Conservation, London, 2023-04-11. The full report is provided on enquiry.
The object
Signed and dated 'R. Vance 63' on the reverse.
Artist's gilt frame, original to the work. Non-reflective glass.
Authenticity
Certificate of authenticity issued by The Estate of Ruth Vance, no. EV/2016/0119. Estate stamped on the reverse.
