Desmond Morris (British, 1928-2026) Cell-Head XVII signed 'Desmond Morris' (to backboard) oil and gouache on paper 39 x 25cm (15 3/8 x 9 13/16in). Footnotes: Provenance With Taurus Gallery, Oxford, where acquired by the present owner, 11 September 2010 Private Collection, U.K. Exhibition London, Mayor Gallery, Desmond Morris, 2 May-14 June 1991, 1991, cat.no.36 London, East-West Gallery, 1992, cat.no.4 Literature Silvano Levy, Desmond Morris: Analytical Catalogue Raisonné 1944-2000, Pandora, Antwerp, 2001, p.240, cat.no.1961/49 (col.ill.) Silvano Levy, Desmond Morris: 50 Years of Surrealism, Barrie & Jenkins, London, 1997, p.214, cat.no.1961/42 Please note that the present lot is offered with correspondence from the artist to the present owner. We are grateful to Dr Silvano Levy for his assistance in cataloguing this lot. 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 For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing