Lot 237
  • 237

Paul Sandby R.A.

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Paul Sandby R.A.
  • Ross Castle on the Lake of Killarney, Ireland
  • Bodycolour over pencil, unframed;
    inscribed in pen and brown ink on a label, verso: Paul Sandby / Rofs [sic] Castle / On the Lake of Killarny [sic]  

Provenance

With The Fine Art Society, London, by 1957, by whom sold in 1957 to Walter Brandt

Condition

This work has been well preserved. The bodycolour remains fresh and bold. There is evidence of some minor surface dirt to the sheet, and there is a small diagonal scratch visible in the centre of the composition. This can only be seen on close inspection. The sheet has been laid down.
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