Lot 23
  • 23

Frederick Waters Watts

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description

  • Frederick Waters Watts
  • The Vale of Dedham
  • signed with initials l.r.: F.W.W.
  • oil on canvas
  • 71 by 91.5 cm.; 28 by 36 in.

Provenance

Frost & Reed, London 

Exhibited

London, The Tate Gallery, John Constable Exhibition, 18th Feb - 25th  April 1976, Cat No. 348

Condition

Canvas has been relined. Some frame abrasion and surface dirt is visible throughout. Some minor spots of paint loss and minor craquelure throughout, most noticable to the skyline. Ultraviolet light reveals a scattered spots of retouching, including spots in the sky which are visible to the naked eye. Held in a decorative, gold-painted, composite frame.
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