Lot 888
  • 888

Ernest Parton

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description

  • Ernest Parton
  • A Reach on the Upper Thames
  • signed Ernest Parton (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 29 3/8 by 45 in.; 74.5 by 114.5 cm

Provenance

Roberts & Son, Toronto (according to a label on the frame)
Gift of Edward Adie, 1922 (acc. no. 669)

Condition

Oil on canvas, with an older lining. The surface is covered by dirt and a potentially discolored varnish. Minor scuffs visible, especially at upper left. The surface is slightly flattened. Under UV light, there are minor scattered retouches along the extreme lower edge. Some retouches to the foliage in the trees at right. Very few retouches visible throughout the work.
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