Lot 48
  • 48

Thomas Bush Hardy, 1842-1897

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • Thomas Bush Hardy
  • on the dutch coast
  • signed l.l.: T.B. Hardy
  • oil on canvas
  • 33.5 by 46.5 cm.; 13¼ by 18¼ in.

Provenance

Michael Ingram Esq., London

Condition

The canvas has been lined. There are patches of frame abrasion, especially along the bottom edge of the canvas, and stretcher marks visible especially along the top, left and right sides. There is a broad area of craquelure mainly to the centre. Ultraviolet light reveals a few small areas of retouching. Held in a decorative gold-painted frame.
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