Julian Trevelyan, R.A.

Original canvas. The canvas appears sound. There are some light frame abrasions to the extreme edges of the canvas. There are some scattered fine lines of craquelure to the canvas, most noticeable to the right edge of the work. There is some minor surface dirt to the work. Subject to the above the work appears to be in good original condition. Ultra-violet light reveals scattered areas of fluorescence and retouching to the canvas. Unframed. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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'I remember still  the excitement of my first arrival in a Mediterranean landscape; I had dreamt about it and seen it already to some extent through the eyes of Cezanne and Van Gogh, but the reality exceeded all my expectations' (Julian Trevelyan, Indigo Days, Macgibbon & Kee, London, p.33).