ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a horse and two whippets
oil on canvas
76 x 109cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: |
£800 - £1,200
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Hammer price:
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£1,400 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Condition report
The canvas is lined.
Craquelure.
A few very small spots of paint loss, such as to central sky in clouds.
Some stretcher marks visible, including to centre.
Surface and ingrained dirt, including various small brown spots and marks.
Evidence of some retouching, for example, some pale areas to upper right sky.
Inspection under uv light reveals various areas of retouching, including to background either side of horse, to sky, including what might be a repair to an old tear upper left, and to lower left quarter, where there also appears to be a repair to a small old tear.
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