▲ Ian Davenport (British, b.1966) 'Black and White Painting', 1989

oil on canvas, 214 x 640cm; unframed, With Waddington Galleries, London, where acquired by Doris Lockhart Saatchi, 18 December 1990 (purchase price £10,000); Property from the Estate of Doris Lockhart Saatchi. Property from the Estate of Doris Lockhart Saatchi. Pl, Please note this work is to be offered with no reserve. 'The guys in the sculpture department at my art college had it right. They always seemed to be playing around and experimenting. It always struck me that the painters didn't do that, that they stuck to using materials in a conventional way. The guys in the sculpture department at my art college had it right. They always seemed to be playing around and experimenting. It always struck me that the painters didn't do that, that they stuck to using materials in a conventional way. I did all the things you're not supposed to do - you aren't meant to put oil paint and water paint together, so that's immediately the first thing I did. Of course it was totally hopeless, but I felt that breaking these rules really opened something for me. As an artist I think that you should always question what you're told.', (Ian Davenport, quoted in The Observer, Sunday 20 September 2009, p. 58). Condition Report, Condition Report, Original canvas. There is some unevenness to the weave in the canvas in places. Minor handling marks. A light black scuff lower right. A brown scuff in the centre of the right third. Unevenness to the white pigment upper left. Request A Condition Report, Request A Condition Report

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