Lot 125
  • 125

Attributed to William Havell 1782-1857

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • William Havell
  • Italianate landscape with travelers resting and a castle beyond
  • oil on canvas
  • 28 3/8 by 36 in.
  • 72 by 91.5 cm.

Condition

Lined canvas. There is pigment separation through the canvas and craquelure in the sky; some thinning in the trees at center left and right; a small repair near the tree trunk at center left. Under UV light: inpainting on the top of the tree at upper left and a few other small retouches scattered through the canvas.
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