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Winifred Nicholson
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
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Description
- Winifred Nicholson
- sheep under a tree
- signed and titled on the frame; signed, titled and inscribed on a label attached to the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 61 by 73.5cm.; 24 by 29in
Provenance
Given by the artist to her sister-in-law, Ann Constance Roberts ("Nan"), in return for storing the artist's pictures in Hampstead during the Second World War, and thence given to the present owner, her nephew
Exhibited
Southport, Atkinson Art Gallery, 1954.
Condition
The canvas is unlined. A scratch, approximately 7cm. in length, is visible in the upper left quadrant. The canvas undulates slightly across the surface.
There are areas of paint loss to the edges of the canvas where the frame appears to have rubbed against it. There is some craquelure along the upper edge in the upper left quadrant.
Examination under ultra-violet lgiht reveals three small vertical lines of fluorescence, each less than 4cm in length, in the upper right quadrant. These may be retouching but they rather appear to be drips on the paint surface.
Held in a white painted composition frame which is likely to be original.
Please telephone the department on 020 7293 5381 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
"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
Winifred Nicholson painted the present work from a window at Boothby, Cumberland, where she lived from the early 1940s until 1959.
We are grateful to Jovan Nicholson for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.
A new book about Winifred Nicholson's painting is being prepared by Christopher Andreae to be published by Lund Humphries in 2009, endorsed by Winifred Nicholson's Trustees. There are paintings which have been lost sight of, and we ask owners of pictures by Winifred Nicholson to contact Christopher Andreae in confidence: c/o Sotheby's, 20th Century British Art Department, 34-35 New Bond Street, London. W1A 2AA.