Lot 138
  • 138

Alfred Provis

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Alfred Provis
  • Playtime
  • signed l.l.: A. PROVIS
  • oil on canvas
  • 58.5 by 48cm. 23 by 19in.

Condition

Original canvas. There is a craquelure pattern across the surface, otherwise appears generally sound. Ultraviolet light reveals an opaque varnish and scattered flecks of retouching across the surface. There is an inverted L-shape in the elderly figure descending the stairs which relates to an old tear.
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