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Eden Box,  British 1919-1988 -  Leopard, Tororo, East Africa, c.1970-73;  oil on canvas, inscribed

Sold for £5,800 at Roseberys on Mar 14, 2023.

Eden Box,  British 1919-1988 -  Leopard, Tororo, East Africa, c.1970-73;  oil on canvas, inscribed auction lot image

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Eden Box, British 1919-1988 - Leopard, Tororo, East Africa, c.1970-73; oil on canvas, inscribed with title on the reverse and inscribed ‘Fleming’ on the frame, 35.4 x 45.7 cm (ARR) Provenance: with Arthur Tooth & Sons Ltd., London (according to the partial label attached to the reverse); private collection, purchased from the above (according to the partial label attached to the reverse); private collection, purchased from the above in 1976 (according to the partial label attached to the reverse) Exhibited: Arthur Tooth & Sons Ltd., London, 15th May - 2nd June 1973, cat. no.19 Note: Eden Box was the pseudonym used by Eden Fleming. Her stylised, faux-naïve paintings were inspired by the trips she took around the world with her researcher husband and are often imbued with a spiritual feeling. Box exhibited at major London galleries including Hanover Gallery, Arthur Jeffress Gallery and even Betty Parsons Gallery in New York in 1953 and 1958. For the works in the 1973 exhibition at Arthur Tooth & Sons Ltd., her works often featured Leopards and tigers in Edenic environments. Her works are in public collections in the UK including Southampton Art Gallery, the Arts Council Collection and the Tate.

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