Lot 3
  • 3

Attributed to Charles Henry Schwanfelder

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Charles Henry Schwanfelder
  • A Shoot on the Moors
  • oil on canvas
  • 142.5 by 225 cm.; 56 by 88 in.

Provenance

property of the 7th Earl of Clancarty

Condition

The canvas has been re-lined, there is evidence of craquelure throughout the painting surface as well as ingrained surface dirt, also there are liquid stains to the paint surface which should be easily removed. under ultra violet light there are a few scattered patches of re-touching; however the varnish prevents conclusive reading. Held in a modern wooded frame in fair condition.
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