Lot 89
  • 89

John Alfred Wheeler

Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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Description

  • John Alfred Wheeler
  • Head Studies of a Fox Terrier and a Manchester Terrier; Head Studies of Fox Terriers
  • a pair, both signed and dated, one l.c., and the other l.r.: A. Wheeler/ 1898
  • oil on canvas
  • 25.5 by 28cm., 10 by 11in.

Provenance

Bonhams, London, 18 January 1993, lot 290

Literature

The Duchess of Devonshire, Chatsworth, The House, London, 2002, p. 161, illustrated

Condition

Both original canvases. Both with craquelure patterns across the surface. Ultraviolet light reveals some minor retouching to frame abrasions about the edges. Held in matching gilt frames.
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