Lot 182
  • 182

Samuel Walters, 1811-1882

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • Samuel Walters
  • "will she hold on?"
  • signed and indistinctly dated; signed and titled on an old label attached to the stretcher
  • oil on canvas
  • 69x108cm.; 27¼x42in.

Condition

The canvas has been heavily relined. There is scattered craquelure throghout, particularly to the sea area. Ultraviolet light reveals patches of overpainting to the lower left and upper right; scattered patches elsewhere. Held in an ornate plaster gilt frame.
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