Lot 22
  • 22

Edward Atkinson Hornel

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description

  • Edward Atkinson Hornel
  • Feeding the Swans
  • signed and dated l.r.: E A Hornel/ .1912.
  • oil on canvas
  • 77 by 102 cm.; 30¼ by 40¼ in.

Condition

Original canvas. There are five flecks of paint loss in the lower right quadrant, and two further flecks in the upper right and upper left quadrants. There are three pinhole size indentations above the swan in the upper left quadrant. Under ultraviolet light, there appears to be a flecked retouching in the lower left hand quadrant along the bottom edge. Held in a painted and gilt plaster frame in fair condition. Please telephone the department on 020 7293 6132 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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