Lot 61
  • 61

Maxwell Ashby Armfield, R.W.S.

Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Description

  • Maxwell Ashby Armfield, R.W.S.
  • Pansies in a Marble Vase
  • tempera on board
  • 35 by 22cm., 13¾ by 8¾in.
signed with monogram (lower right), with integral frame painted by the artist

Provenance

Sotheby's, London, 23 May 1984, lot 144

Condition

The board is sound. There is some surface dirt and uneven, patchy varnish; otherwise in good overall condition. Under ultraviolet light some areas flouresce but these appear to relate to the varnish/ pigments used rather than retouching. Held in an integral frame painted by the artist.
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