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Frank Bowling RA, OBE Tiger Falls signed, titled and dated '“TIGER FALLS” Frank Bowling 1980' on the reverse acrylic on canvas 117.5 x 64.5 cm (46 1/4 x 25 3/8 in.) Painted in 1980. 20th Century Work of Art   Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 Phillips Sale on 28th June 2019 “TIGER FALLS” Frank Bowling 1980 “TIGER FALLS” Frank Bowling 1980     “TIGER FALLS” Frank Bowling 1980 “TIGER FALLS” Frank Bowling 1980' Provenance Spanierman Modern Gallery, New York Private Collection, California Catalogue Essay ‘In my youth I tended to look at the tragic side of human behaviour and try and reflect that in my work, but gradually as I became more involved in the making of paintings, I realised that one of the main ingredients in making paintings was colour and geometry.’ - Frank Bowling Undoubtedly one of Britain’s finest formalist painters, Frank Bowling’s painterly practice is currently being celebrated at the artist’s retrospective at the Tate Britain this summer. Since the 1960s, Bowl

Image by Joe Pollitt from his series, 'African Graffiti | The Walls Have Ears" 2004 Poets from Biafra and Nigeria Wole Soyinka Season Rust is ripeness, rust And the wilted corn-plume; Pollen is mating-time when swallows Weave a dance Of feathered arrows Thread corn-stalks in winged Streaks of light. And, we loved to hear Rasps in the field, where corn leaves Pierce like bamboo slivers. Now, garnerers we, Awaiting rust on tassels, draw Long shadows from the dust, wreathe Dry thatch in woodsmoke. Laden stalks Ride the germ’s decay – we wait The promise of the rust.