Lot 26
  • 26

Charles Hunt

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Charles Hunt
  • The Infant Academy
  • signed and dated l.l.: C Hunt 83.
  • oil on canvas
  • 61 by 91.5cm., 24 by 36in.

Provenance

Haynes Fine Art, Broadway;
Private collection

Condition

The canvas has been lined. There area some areas of faint craquelure pattern. A slightly discoloured layer of surface varnish and some specks of surface dirt. A few scattered scuffs and minor surface marks. UV light inspection reveals a heavy and uneven layer of opaque surface varnish which obscures more accurate reading. Held in a decorative gilt frame.
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