Lot 13
  • 13

Edward Atkinson Hornel

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Edward Atkinson Hornel
  • Children Fishing
  • signed and dated l.r.: E A Hornel 93
  • oil on canvas
  • 26 by 30.5cm., 10 by 12in.

Provenance

Sir Thomas Dunlop, Lord Provost of Glasgow, and thence by descent

Condition

The original canvas. There is an area of craquelure to the yellow pigment in the centre left of the composition. Some scattered specks of surface dirt. Otherwise the work appears to be in good original condition. UV light inspection reveals areas of flourescence to the figures' skin, however this appears to be the artist's original pigments. Held in a decorative gilt frame.
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