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Kyffin Willams
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Kyffin Willams
- Lliwedd
- signed
- oil on canvas
- 51 by 68.5cm.; 20 by 27in.
- Executed in 1947.
Provenance
P & D Colnaghi & Co., London where acquired by Sir George Rostrevor Hamilton and thence by descent to the present owner
Exhibited
London, P & D Colnaghi & Co, Welsh Landscape Painting, 1948 (probably);
London, Arts Council of Great Britain, 25 Paintings by Contemporary Welsh Artists, cat. no.24, details untraced.
London, Arts Council of Great Britain, 25 Paintings by Contemporary Welsh Artists, cat. no.24, details untraced.
Condition
Original canvas.
There are a few very minor flecks of paint loss in the lower left corner. There are some minor hairline cracks in a few places along the left and right vertical edges and in the sky - all only visible upon close inspection. There is a surface scratch approximately 4cm. long running through the dash of blue pigment in the right-hand mountains. The surface may benefit from a light clean; otherwise the work appears in good overall condition with strong passages of impasto.
Under UV light there appears to be some localised retouching to the above mentioned surface scratch.
Held in a dark stained, wooden frame.
Please contact the department on 0207 293 6424 if you have any questions about the present work.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
'I am so glad you like the landscape as it is a very early one done when I was just beginning to realise that I might, one day, become a painter...'. (Williams, private correspondence with the present owner, 2002)
The present work was most likely included in the artist's 1948 exhibition at Colnaghi's, London and the first owner, Sir George Rostrevor Hamilton, was one of the artist's earliest patrons.
The present work was most likely included in the artist's 1948 exhibition at Colnaghi's, London and the first owner, Sir George Rostrevor Hamilton, was one of the artist's earliest patrons.