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Lot 56
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Stanhope Alexander Forbes, R.A.

Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
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Description

  • Stanhope Alexander Forbes, R.A.
  • GOING TO SCHOOL, PAUL, NEAR PENZANCE
  • signed and dated l.r.: Stanhope A. Forbes/ 1917
  • oil on canvas
  • 51 by 61cm., 20 by 24in.

Exhibited

London, Richard Green, Modern British Paintings, May 1987, no.23

Literature

Caroline Fox, Stanhope Forbes and the Newlyn School, 1993, illus. p.87

Condition

STRUCTURE Original canvas. There is a very minor surface abrasion in the upper left corner, otherwise the work appears in excellent overall condition. ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT Under UV light there appears to be a small line of retouching below the date and there are minor dark areas in front of the girl in yellow which may be retouching. FRAME Held in a gilt composite frame.
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