Lot 19
  • 19

Robert Gemmell Hutchison, R.S.A., R.S.W.

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Robert Gemmell Hutchison, R.S.A., R.S.W.
  • A Basket of Herring
  • signed l.r.: Gemmell Hutchison and inscribed; signed on the stretcher
  • oil on canvas
  • 76 by 63.5 cm., 30 by 25 in.

Provenance

On loan from 1912 to the Art Gallery of Ontario by the Canadian National Exhibition Association and gifted in 1965

Condition

The painting is glazed and boxed to the reverse. There is some cockling apparent to the upper left corner which suggests the canvas is unlined. Under UV light there no signs of damage or restoration and the picture appears to be in good overall condition. Within a Barbizon style frame.
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