Jim Partridge (British 1953-) and Nick Bodimeade (British 1957-) §
Dining Table, 1983
£2,772
Auction: 28 April 2023 at 11:00 BST
Description
signed by both (to underneath of table top), painted plywood
Dimensions
74cm high, 172cm long, 86cm deep (29 1/8in high, 67 5/8in long, 33 7/8in deep)
Provenance
Provenance
The Collection of Ann Sutton O.B.E.
Footnote
Literature
Jim Partridge: Woodworker, Crafts Council Gallery, 2 August – 8 October 1989, p. 8 (illustrated).
Made about 1984 when everybody else had scrubbed pine tables, neither Jim Partridge nor Ann Sutton cared for large areas of woody grain so thought of a paint surface instead. They therefore thought to ask a favoured artist to use the table, including the legs, as a three-dimensional canvas and it was delivered straight to the artist Nick Bodimeade. After 6 months, Ann Sutton got in touch with him to check on progress, and he proclaimed, "Oh I’ll stop now. I’m on my fourth painting, I’m enjoying working on it so much. The previous one was yellows and blues. This one is orange and greens …"
This lot was made by Jim Partridge and painted by Nick Bodimeade.