Lot 566
  • 566

Hugh William 'Grecian' Williams

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • Hugh William 'Grecian' Williams
  • An extensive view of Athens from Illissus, Greece
  • watercolour over pencil, heightened with bodycolour, scatching, stopping out and gum arabic
  • 63 by 98 cm; 24 3/4 by 38 1/2 in.

Provenance

With the Fine Art Society, London, 1991

Condition

The colours have softened in this work and the sheet has discoloured somewhat. Within the sky, a series of restorations are visible, these should be re-worked. The work has not been seen out of its frame.
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