LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

Description:

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Condition:

unframed: 94 x 126.4 cm.; 37 x 49¾ in. The canvas is lined, the paint surface is dirty and the varnish is discoloured and uneven. There is a degree of bituminisation in the dark pigments, particularly in the lower left corner, where the craquelure has become more defined as a result. Inspection under ultraviolet light is impeded by the opacity of the old varnish, but there appear to be small areas of retouching scattered in the sky. It is difficult to discern other intervention, but the architectural elements appear to be in good order. The painting appears to be in overall good condition.

Literature:

Dalskairth House, Dumfriesshire, Inventory, 1926, in the Dining Room.

Provenance:

Sale, France, lot 152 (according to an old auction catalogue cut-out on the reverse); With Thomas McLean, London (according to a label on the reverse); Acquired by William Allan Coats (1853-1926)