Lot 145
145
Joe Tilson, R.A. (b. 1928)
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's… Read more Capital III; Capital IV and Capital V (lots 145-147) comprise 11 of the original 18 panels that Tilson made in 1964 as models for Capital, a large scale mural for the lobby of the Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington. This ambitious project was amongst Tilson’s first public commissions and sadly no longer remains. The hotel had been known as the Palace Hotel since the 1800s but was demolished in the 1960s and redesigned by Colonel Richard Seifert. Sir Misha Black commissioned the artwork for the new hotel and chose the final configuration of the lobby mural from Tilson’s Capital models. The hotel re-opened in 1965 with guests being greeted by Tilson’s monumental work. The following year the hotel hosted the official reception celebrating England’s World Cup victory.
Joe Tilson, R.A. (b. 1928)

Capital III

Details
Joe Tilson, R.A. (b. 1928)
Capital III
signed, inscribed and dated '"CAPITAL III." 1964/Acrylic on Wood Relief/Joe T' (on the reverse)
acrylic on wood relief
14½ x 31½ in. (37 x 80 cm.)
Provenance
A gift from the artist to the present owners.
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, Tilson, London, Marlborough New London Gallery, 1966, n.p., no. 13.
A.C. Quintavalle, Joe Tilson, Milan, 1977, p. 203.
Exhibited
London, Marlborough New London Gallery, Tilson, February - March 1966, no. 13.
New York, Marlborough Gerson Gallery, Four London artists: Gordon House, Colin Lanceley, Richard Lin, Joe Tilson, February 1968, no. 34.
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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