Lot 150
  • 150

Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell 1883-1937

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
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Description

  • Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell
  • still life with primulas and a book
  • signed l.l.: F. C. B. Cadell; inscribed and signed on the reverse: Still Life/ by/ F. C. B. Cadell/ Absorbent ground. NEVER varnish/ F. C. B. C.
  • oil on panel

Provenance

Bequeathed to Mrs Isobel Cameron by her friend Miss Runciman of Edinburgh, c.1960;
Edinburgh, Bourne Fine Art;
Private collection

Exhibited

Edinburgh, Bourne Fine Art, Still Life in the 20th Century, 2000

Literature

Glasgow Herald, 9 September 1999

Condition

STRUCTURE This picture is in excellent original condition with strong colours throughout. There are no signs of craquelure and the paint surface is stable throughout. The panel is lat and the paint surface is clean. UNDER ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT There are no signs of retouching. FRAME Contained in a black and gilt frame and under glass.
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