WILLIAM CALCOTT KNELL (BRITISH, 1830-1880)
A collier brig off Sheerness
signed 'W C Knell' (lower left), inscribed 'Collier brig in stays beating to windward off Sheerness looking from Southend/ W C Knell' (on the artist's label attached to the stretcher)
oil on canvas
76 x 127.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
| Estimate: |
£500 - £700
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Hammer price:
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£450 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Condition report
Craquelure throughout.
Various small patches of retouching and restoration, including a small area centre right, which has a patch on the back of the canvas.
Other very small dark spots and marks in places.
General dirt and varnish discoloured.
A few small spots of paint loss lower left corner.
Stretcher marks visible, particularly across the top and down the middle.
Inspection under uv light reveals various flecks of retouching, mostly in the sky.
