Lot 709
  • 709

Frederick Waters Watts

Estimate
8,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description

  • Frederick Waters Watts
  • Fingle Bridge on the River Teign, East Devon
  • oil on canvas
  • 22 1/4 by 30 1/8 in.; 56.5 by 76.5 cm.

Provenance

Anonymous sale, Christie's London, April 8, 1998, lot 72 for £ 22,349 ($37,470);
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner.

Condition

The canvas is lined. The surface is in generally good condition aside for some very fine craquelure. Under UV; there is some broadly painted retouches in the sky and a few minor scattered spots in the center right in the bushes and center left in the trees.
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