Lot 20
  • 20

Bernardo Hay British, b. 1864

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Bernardo Hay
  • canal in venice
  • signed l.r.: Bernard Hay.
  • oil on canvas
  • 96 by 60 cm.; 37¾ by 23¼ in.

Provenance

Versteigerung Sale, Samstag, 23 November 1996

Condition

Original canvas. There is a small spot of frame abrasion to the upper right corner and a small spec of paint loss to the left of centre to the lower edge. There is some minor craquelure to the brown pigment towards the left edge. Otherwise the work is in good overall condition. Examination under ultra violet light reveals retouching throughout the sky, to the bottom of the left edge and below the signature. Held in a decorative frame in fair condition.
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