WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911)
Gypsy Fair, Battle Square
signed 'W X Symons' (lower right)
oil on canvas
64 x 76cm
Provenance
Property of the artist;
Thence by family descent
Exhibited
Bath, Victoria Art Gallery, 30th April - 25th June 1994, no.13;
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, 2nd July - 14th August 1994, no.13;
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Borough Museum and Art Gallery, 27th August - 9th October 1994, no.33;
Rye Art Gallery, 30th January 1999 - 28th March 1999, no.10
| Estimate: |
£800 - £1,200
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Hammer price:
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£750 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
The canvas has an old relining. Traces of craquelure to the paint surface, otherwise the paint surface appears to be in good, clean condition throughout. Ultraviolet reveals some infilling to craquelure to the central caravans. Held in a later composite frame in fair condition.
