Lot 88
  • 88

Marmaduke Cradock 1660-1717

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Marmaduke Cradock
  • Birds in a Landscape
  • oil on canvas
  • 28 3/4 by 51 1/2 in.
  • 73 by 131 cm.

Provenance

Lane Fine Arts, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2001

Condition

Lined canvas. The surface is stable but with craquelure throughout and some thin areas. Under UV light: extensive inpainting through the background and some retouches to the birds, particularly the tail of the peacock.
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