Lot 52
  • 52

Attributed to Walter Wallor Caffyn, 1845-1898

Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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Description

  • Walter Wallor Caffyn
  • An Angler with Cattle Grazing
  • bears signature and indistinct date
  • oil on canvas
  • 60.5x92cm.; 23¾x36¼in.

Condition

The canvas has been relined. There is a large undulation to the canvas in the lower centre, resulting in a patch of paint flaking. Some scattered paint seperation elsewhere and a further small patch of paint loss to the lower left. Surface dirt and a discoloured varnish. Ultraviolet light reveals scattered spots of retouching to the foreground and trees and a couple of spots to the upper right sky. Held in a simple gold frame.
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