Lot 12
  • 12

John Pettie, R.A., H.R.S.A.

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • John Pettie, R.A., H.R.S.A.
  • The Rehearsal
  • signed l.r.: J Pettie
  • oil on canvas
  • 51 by 61cm., 20 by 24in.

Provenance

Adam Wood Esq.;
Christie's, Glasgow, 30 August 1984, lot 87; 
The Robertson Collection, Orkney

Exhibited

Glasgow, Glasgow Institute of Fine Art, 1871, no.134 as The Ballet Dancer;
Glasgow, Glasgow International Exhibition, 1901, no.161 as The Rehearsal;
Edinburgh, Scottish National Exhibition, 1908, no.1;
Glasgow, Glasgow International Exhibition, 1911, no.369

Literature

Martin Hardie, John Pettie, London, 1908, p.219

Condition

The canvas has been lined. A faint craquelure pattern across the surface and some frame abrasions along each edge; otherwise the work appears sound overall. Under ultraviolet light there are retouchings along each edge and further spots of retouching across the composition. Held in a gilt plaster frame.
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