Lot 148
  • 148

George Richmond, R.A.

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • George Richmond, R.A.
  • Isaac Going Forth to Meditate
  • oil on canvas

Provenance

By descent in the artist's family until sold Sotheby's London, 30th January 1985, lot 94 (bt. Agnew's);
with Agnew's, London from whom bought by the present owner

Literature

R. Lister, George Richmond A Critical Biography, 1981, p. 44, pl. xii, no. 25

Condition

STRUCTURE The canvas has been lined. PAINT SURFACE The painting has been cleaned and appears in very good condition. ULTRAVIOLET Examination under ultraviolet light reveals minor scattered retouching to the left arm of the figure, the near foreground and centre left of the canvas. FRAME Held in a carved and gilded neoclassical style frame
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