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BRIDGET RILEY (B. 1931)
Arrest 4
Details
BRIDGET RILEY (B. 1931)
Arrest 4
signed and dated '1965 Riley.' (on the reverse)
emulsion on canvas
75 ¼ x 73 5/8in. (191.3 x 187cm.)
Painted in 1965
Arrest 4
signed and dated '1965 Riley.' (on the reverse)
emulsion on canvas
75 ¼ x 73 5/8in. (191.3 x 187cm.)
Painted in 1965
Provenance
Rowan Gallery, London.
Sebastian de Ferranti, London.
Peter and Luciana Moores, Liverpool (acquired from the above circa 1975).
Anon. sale, Phillips London, 5 March 1991, lot 57.
Private Collection, UK.
Robert Sandelson Ltd, London.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2000.
Sebastian de Ferranti, London.
Peter and Luciana Moores, Liverpool (acquired from the above circa 1975).
Anon. sale, Phillips London, 5 March 1991, lot 57.
Private Collection, UK.
Robert Sandelson Ltd, London.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2000.
Literature
R. Kudielka, A. Tommasini and N. Naish (eds.), Bridget Riley: The Complete Paintings, Volume 1, 1959-1973, London 2018, p. 194, no. BR 81 (illustrated, p. 195).
Bridget Riley, exh. cat., Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery, 2019-2020, no. 55 (installation view at Hayward Gallery in 1971 illustrated, p. 253).
Bridget Riley, exh. cat., Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery, 2019-2020, no. 55 (installation view at Hayward Gallery in 1971 illustrated, p. 253).
Exhibited
Hanover, Kunstverein Hannover, Bridget Riley, 1970-1971, p. 96, no. 35 (illustrated, p. 60). This exhibition later travelled to Bern, Kunsthalle Bern; Dusseldorf, Städtische Kunsthalle Düsseldorf; Turin, Galleria civica d'arte moderna and London, Hayward Gallery.
Manchester, Whitworth Art Gallery University of Manchester, Bridget Riley: Paintings and Drawings 1961-1973, 1973-1974, p. 21, no. 38. This exhibition later travelled to Sheffield, Mappin Art Gallery; Durham, D.L.I Museum and Art Centre; Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art; Birmingham, City Museum and Art Gallery; Letchworth, Museum and Art Gallery and Bristol, City Art Gallery and Arnolfini Gallery.
Milan, Palazzo Reale, Arte inglese oggi 1960-1976, 1976, p. 178, no. 4 (illustrated, p. 179; medium incorrectly listed as 'emulsion on board').
Buffalo, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Bridget Riley: Works 1959-78, 1978, p. 67, no. 23. This exhibition later travelled to Dallas, Museum of Fine Art.
London, Royal Academy of Arts, British Art in the 20th Century: The Modern Movement, 1987, pp. 357 and 416, no. 270 (illustrated in colour, p. 362).
London, Robert Sandelson Ltd, Bridget Riley Works, 1960's, 70's and 80's, 2000.
Manchester, Whitworth Art Gallery University of Manchester, Bridget Riley: Paintings and Drawings 1961-1973, 1973-1974, p. 21, no. 38. This exhibition later travelled to Sheffield, Mappin Art Gallery; Durham, D.L.I Museum and Art Centre; Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art; Birmingham, City Museum and Art Gallery; Letchworth, Museum and Art Gallery and Bristol, City Art Gallery and Arnolfini Gallery.
Milan, Palazzo Reale, Arte inglese oggi 1960-1976, 1976, p. 178, no. 4 (illustrated, p. 179; medium incorrectly listed as 'emulsion on board').
Buffalo, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Bridget Riley: Works 1959-78, 1978, p. 67, no. 23. This exhibition later travelled to Dallas, Museum of Fine Art.
London, Royal Academy of Arts, British Art in the 20th Century: The Modern Movement, 1987, pp. 357 and 416, no. 270 (illustrated in colour, p. 362).
London, Robert Sandelson Ltd, Bridget Riley Works, 1960's, 70's and 80's, 2000.
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