Lot 63
  • 63

Louis Bosworth Hurt

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Louis Bosworth Hurt
  • north sound in noss, shetland
  • signed l.l.: Louis B. Hurt.; indistinctly inscribed with the title on the stretcher
  • oil on canvas
  • 61.5 by 92 cm.; 24¼ by 36¼ in.
  • 24 1/4 by 36 1/4in.

Condition

The canvas is lined. There is frame abrasion, mainly along the right and lower borders. There is a spot of paint loss and cracking to the lower left quadrant, and scattered patches of craquelure. Ultraviolet light reveals scattered spots of retouching mainly to the background. Held in a heavy, decorative gold composite frame.
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