View of Loch Katrine, Perthshire with Ben Venue beyond
inscribed and titled 'Copley Fielding/ 56 Charlotte Street/ Portland Place/ No. 2' (on an old label verso)
oil on canvas laid on board
22.5 x 30cm
Provenance
Sir Geoffrey Bates, Bt. of Gryn Castle;
His sale, Christie's, London, 17th July 2006, lot 56;
Property of the late Michael Blyth-Whitelock
Estimate: | £300 - £500 |
Hammer price: | £420 |
The panel is sound and the canvas in good condition. Minor paint shrinkage in the lower left corner, slight discolouration to varnish. Ultraviolet light reveals retouching to the sky, island and water. Held in a plaster gilt frame with cracked mitres, chips and losses to mouldings.