Lot 74
  • 74

Samuel Bough, R.S.A.

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Samuel Bough, R.S.A.
  • Anne, Nelly and Tom, The Children of David Mcbeath of Nunlands Near Ayton, Berwickshire
  • signed l.r.: Sam Bough

  • oil on canvas

Provenance

J. Nicholas Drummond Esq., until 1974;
Sale: Sotheby's, 30 August 1974, lot 311;
Sale: Sotheby's Belgravia, London, 1 April 1980, lot 208, where bought by Sir David Scott

Exhibited

Edinburgh, National Gallery of Scotland, Sunshine & Shadow - The David Scott Collection of Victorian Paintings, 1991, no. 22.

 

Literature

Sotheby's, Pictures from the Collection of Sir David and Lady Scott, 2008, pp. 160-161.

Condition

STRUCTURE This picture is relined and in good condition with strong colours and fine detail throughout. The upper stretcher bar has left a faint impression in the paint surface - this is only visible upon close inspection. The paint surface is slightly dirty and may benefit from a light clean. UNDER ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT There are scattered retouchings in the sky and to the headland and to the top corners of the painting where the rebate of the frame has rubbed the paint surface. There are further minor retouchings among the rocks. None of these retouchings are excessive. FRAME This picture is contained in a moulded plaster frame.
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