The Concept of the Self with No Limits No. 1

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Alan Davie, H.R.S.A. (b. 1920)
The Concept of the Self with No Limits No. 1
signed, dated and inscribed 'Alan Davie 2003/THE CONCEPT OF THE SELF/WITH NO LIMITS NO 1/OPUS O.1669' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
60 x 48 in. (152.4 x 121.9 cm.)

Provenance

Charity Auction; Edinburgh, College of Art, 2003.
with Portland Gallery, London, where purchased by the present owner, March 2010.

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Charity Auction; Edinburgh, College of Art, 2007.

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Lot Essay

When discussing his recent works in 2003, Alan Davie said: 'The titles enable the spectator to 'ENTER' the work from an 'irrational' view-point as it were. One becomes 'LOST' in the image and is compelled to recreate 'meanings' for one's self and thus enter a world of painting of one's own making ...' (quoted in exhibition catalogue, Alan Davie, recent paintings and gouaches with an edited correspondence between Alan Davie and James Hyman, London, James Hyman Gallery, 2003).

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