Lot 84
  • 84

Albert Chevallier Tayler

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

Description

  • Albert Chevallier Tayler
  • Women Arranging Flowers
  • signed and dated l.l.: A. CHEVALLIER TAYLOR./ 1906.
  • oil on canvas
  • 51 by 71.5cm., 20 by 28¼in.

Provenance

Christie's, 2 March 1989, lot 57;
Christie's, 21 November 1995, lot 85;
Christopher Wood Gallery, London;
Private collection

Condition

STRUCTURE Original canvas. There is a small area of craquelure and fleck of paint loss to the tallest brown vase in the foreground. Otherwise the work is in generally good overall condition. ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT UV reveals a few flecks of retouching to the wall, to the women's hair, to the cabinet on the right and a fleck to the floor in front of the woman on the left. There may be one or two additional flecks across the surface. FRAME Held in a gilt wood frame. Please telephone the department on 020 7293 5560 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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