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Albert Henry Collings
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Albert Henry Collings
- The Goldfish Bowl
- signed l.r.: Albert H Collings
- oil on canvas
- 91.5 by 117cm., 36 by 46in.
to be sold with the artist's 1907 Paris Salon Gold Medal for Portraiture
Provenance
The artist, by whom gifted to the grandparents of the present owner, Mr and Mrs Edgar Harrison Esq., and thence by descent
Condition
The canvas has been lined. There are areas of craquelure across the surface, most noticeable in the dark pigment below the sitter's outstretched arms. May benefit from some restoration but sound generally.
Ultraviolet light reveals areas of infilling across the surface, which correspond to craquelure. Also some more consolidated areas near the sitter's elbows and by centre of lower edge.
Held in gilt plaster frame.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Albert Henry Collings was a successful portrait painter, most notably commissioned to paint King George VI in his coronation robes. He was a member of both the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours and the Royal Society of British Artists and exhibited at the Royal Academy. He executed a number of exotic, neo-classical nudes, such as The Tiger Skin (sold in these rooms, 13 December 1989, lot 216), comparable to the present. The model for The Fish Bowl was a doctor's daughter, and caused a mild scandal within the family. The work formerly hung in a car salesroom, E. H. Services, off Oxford Street.