Lot 72
  • 72

Henry Scott Tuke, R.A., R.W.S.

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Henry Scott Tuke, R.A., R.W.S.
  • Mending the SailsĀ 
  • signed and dated l.l.: H S Tuke .89
  • oil on canvas
  • 41 by 30.5cm., 16 by 12in.

Provenance

Private collection, Sydney

Condition

Original canvas. Very faint stretcher bar marks. A small spot of paint loss in sky upper left and another in sky upper right. The surface appears slightly dirty and may benefit from a light clean. Under ultraviolet light there is an area of retouching near the centre left edge; also some flecked retouchings in the upper right quadrant. A few possible retouches elsewhere. Held in a gilt plaster frame.
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