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Nathan Cash Davidson’s rich, narrative-packed paintings pluck influences from the Old Masters – with historical figures often rerouted via modern waxworks, or photographs of costumed actors in theatre productions – sci-fi, dreams, and history. Meshing multiple scenes and characters together, the works have a hallucinogenic feel, with multiple perspectives and stories unfolding within a single canvas. Nobody Can Stop The Wooden Top Boy presents a scene from a surreal fairy-tale written by the artist. A stag half-grimaces, half-grins at a stern old woman emerging like an apparition beside a waterfall; with its mythic edge, vivid colour and mysterious, visionary quality, the work epitomises the gleeful picaresque of Davidson’s painted world. Post Lot Text Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot. You must pay us an extra amount equal to the resale royalty and we will pay the royalty to the appropriate authority. Please see the Conditions of Sale for further information. This lot will be subject to VAT of 20% on both the hammer price and buyer’s premium. Please see Conditions of Sale for further information.
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The work structurally sound. There is paint loss to the extreme lower corners and an abrasion with associated paint loss in the lower centre. When examined under ultra-violet light there is no indication of inpainting. It is our view that the work appears to be in generally good condition. Catalogue illustration: fairly accurate.
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Lot 86Sale 17991
Nobody Can Stop The Wooden Top BoyNathan Cash Davidson (B. 1988)Estimate: GBP 1,500 - 2,000
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