Eliot Hodgkin (British, 1905-1987) Basket of Fruit signed and dated 'Eliot Hodgkin Sept 53.' (lower left); further signed and titled (on a label attached verso) tempera on board 22 x 50 cm. (8 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.) Footnotes: Provenance Major Geoffrey Frederick Robert Hirst With The Bourne Gallery, Reigate, where acquired by Private Collection Sale; Christie's, London, 17 May 2006, lot 439 Their sale; Sotheby's, London, 11 June 2014, lot 127, where acquired by the present owner Private Collection, U.K. Exhibited London, Wildenstein Gallery, Contemporary British Painters, 18 November-23 December 1953, cat.no.38 We are grateful to Mark Hodgkin for his assistance in cataloguing this lot. He is currently preparing the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist's work and would like to hear from owners of any work by the artist so that these can be included in this comprehensive catalogue. Please write to Mark Hodgkin, c/o Bonhams, Modern British Art Department, 101 New Bond Street, London, W1S 1SR, or email britart@bonhams.com This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: AR AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com