Lot 29
  • 29

William Raphael 1833 - 1914

Estimate
12,000 - 15,000 CAD
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Description

  • William Raphael
  • SKETCH FROM LIFE
  • signed c.r.: W. Raphael Montreal 1885
  • oil on canvas
  • 54.6 by 43.8 cm. 21½ by 17½ in.

Provenance

Private Collection, Toronto

Exhibited

Royal Canadian Academy, 1885, no. 80.

Condition

This work is laid down and overall in good condition. Under UV there is evidence of small touch ups; at the top edge of the canvas just left of centre, to the left of the sitter's head, and to the right of the pipe's stem. The canvas fluoresces green under UV which is likely aged varnish.
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