Lot 220
  • 220

Marmaduke Cradock

Estimate
20,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description

  • Marmaduke Cradock
  • A Peacock with a Rooster, Hens and other Birds in a Landscape; Waterfowl on a River
  • a pair, both oil on canvas
  • 12 1/4 in. by 14 in. each
  • 31.1 cm by 35.6 cm

Provenance

Christie's, New York, November 5, 1982, lot 57

Condition

Paint surface on both paintings is very well preserved with very nice retention of detail in birds and landscapes. Ultraviolet light reveals some retouches in sky areas on both. There is no need for further work and paintings can be hung in their present state. In carved and gilt wood frames with some minor nicks and losses.
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