Lot 82
  • 82

Arthur John Elsley

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Arthur John Elsley
  • A Harbour Scene
  • signed ARTHUR J. ELSLEY and dated 1904 (lower left)
  • oil on canvas laid on board
  • 28 1/4 by 36 in.
  • 71.6 by 91.4 cm

Literature

Terry Parker, Golden Hours: The Paintings of Arthur J. Elsley 1860-1952, Somerset, 1998, p. 92, illustrated

Condition

Oil on canvas laid down on board. In current frame, old tacking edge is visible at center of the upper edge. Two faint scuffs visible in upper left of sky, and one faint scuff at lower right. Under UV: Varnish fluoresces unevenly. Areas of inpainting to both girls, the fisherman, and the dog with additional isolated areas in the beach and the sky.
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