Lot 69
  • 69

Harold Harvey

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Harold Harvey
  • Clara
  • signed and dated l.r.: Harold Harvey 22; titled on the stretcher
  • oil on canvas
  • 61 by 46cm., 24 by 18in.

Provenance

Sotheby's, Olympia, 14 September 2006, lot 163

Condition

Original canvas, undulates slightly. Small pin holes in each corner and surface appears slightly dirty, otherwise sound overall. Ultraviolet light reveals an uneven varnish and some areas of retouching; these are mainly in the sky, above the tree, above her head and to the right of her left shoulder; small areas to her chin, neck and right hand; and in her dress below the flower. Held in a gilt composite frame.
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