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Walter Fryer Stocks
Estimate
600 - 800 GBP
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Description
- Walter Fryer Stocks
- The Stile
- signed and dated l.r.: W. F. Stocks/ 1865
- watercolour with bodycolour
- 24 by 34cm., 9½ by 13¼in.
Provenance
Sotheby's, 10 March 2004, lot 61;
The Canon Gallery, Petworth, December 2004
The Canon Gallery, Petworth, December 2004
Condition
The sheet appears to be sound. Possibly a little discolouration in the sky but the colours remain strong elswehere and the work in good overall condition.
Held under glass in a gilt wood frame; unexamined out of frame.
"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."
"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
Walter Fryer Stocks was predominantly a landscape painter of charming quintessentially English views such as the present work. He painted in Staffordshire, the North-East of Scotland, Devon and Lancashire as well as in the Home Counties, exhibiting at the Royal Academy and elsewhere from 1862.