Lot 216
  • 216

Elwin Hawthorne

Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description

  • Elwin Hawthorne
  • wick lane, hackney, london
  • signed l.r.: E HAWTHORNE
  • oil on canvas

  • 51 by 61 cm.; 20 by 24 in.

Provenance

Alex Reid & Lefevre, London, where bought by Sir David Scott in December 1930 for 12 guineas

Condition

STRUCTURE Original canvas in good condition. PAINT SURFACE The paint surface is in good overall condition. There are areas of dirt and surface deposits which may benefit from a light clean. ULTRAVIOLET UV light reveals no sign of retouching. FRAME Held in a gilded composition frame which has sustained some abrasions.
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Catalogue Note

This painting and the following lot by Harold Steggles depict the church of St. Mark's on Wick Lane on the edge of Victoria Park in Hackney from slightly different vantage points.