AVERIL BURLEIGH (BRITISH, 1883-1949)
Les Blanchisseuses
signed 'Averil Burleigh' (lower right)
tempera
47.5 x 60cm
Provenance
Fairhurst Gallery, New King's Road, London;
Private collection, UK
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy Exhibition, 1930, no. 919
Footnote
This work is thought to portray washerwomen in the town of Cahors, France, with the Pont Valentré in the background.
Cahors is a town in France situated in the Lot Valley.
| Estimate: | £2,000 - £3,000 |
| Hammer price: | £4,000 |
Condition report
Acidic mount.
A very small gouge mark to centre, above lady's hand but this could be original to work.
A few other similar very small gouge marks in other places including to far centre left but again these could possibly be original to work.
A little surface dirt and a few very small dark spots and marks in places.
Overall appears in generally good condition and ready to hang.
Under glass and not examined out of frame.