Lot 13
  • 13

James Dickson Innes

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • James Dickson Innes
  • Collioure from the Hill
  • signed twice and dated 1911; also signed with initials and dated 
  • oil on panel
  • 24 by 33cm.; 9½ by 13in.

Provenance

H. Esslemont
Arthur Tooth and Sons, London
Graham Constance and thence by descent to the present owner

Exhibited

Sheffield, Graves Art Gallery, Works of J.D. Innes, March 1961, no.19.

Condition

The panel appears to be in good original condition. There are a few marks of surface matter on the paint surface but otherwise it is in good condition. Examination under ultra-violet light reveals infrequent scattered tiny spots of retouching, almost all in the upper and lower left quadrants. There is a slightly longer line of retouching along the left edge in the lower left quadrant. Held within a canvas slip in a gold painted composition frame. Please telephone the department on 020 7293 5381 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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