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Walter Crane
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Walter Crane
- Morn; Noon; Eve: Night
- each signed with the artist's monogram, dated 91, and inscribed with title accordingly
- oil on panel
- each 20 by 10 1/8 in.
- 50.8 by 25.8 cm (framed together)
Provenance
Sale: Sotheby's, London, June 21, 1988, lot 68, illustrated
Condition
Very fine craquelure and alligatoring in isolated areas of each figure. Under UV: Varnish fluoresces unevenly and with areas of inpainting to address craquelure in each figure, most extensive in the figure of Night.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Crane exhibited "cartoons for painted panels" with the same titles at the Fine Art Society London, in 1891 (nos. 3, 4, 16 and 17), which were likely studies for these four panels.