Course

Details

Carlos Nadal (1917-1998)
Course
signed 'Nadal' (lower right); signed, dated and inscribed 'Nadal 77 Course' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
26 x 36 3/8 in. (66 x 92.5 cm.)
Painted in 1977

Provenance

The artist's estate.
Acquired from the above by the present owners.

Literature

J. Duncalfe, Carlos Nadal, 1917-1988: An English Perspective, Harrogate, 2010, p. 163 (illustrated).

Exhibited

London, Solomon Gallery, Carlos Nadal, September - October 1987.

Special Notice

Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

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Lot Essay

The Comité Nadal has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

Nadal was often drawn to paint the elegance of the racecourse and landscape in various countries, usually the Courses would have attractive settings, as with this work painted in 1977 in Southern France. Here the elegant race goers stand waiting with anticipation for the race to commence, as the course stands and Pavilions prepare to entertain the revellers during and after their successes.

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