Lot 59
  • 59

JOHN STEVEN DEWS | Stretching the Lead - The 'Lady Anne' racing 'Shenandoah of Sark' and 'Zaca a te Moana', America's Cup Jubilee, August 2001, off Yarmouth

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • John Steven Dews
  • Stretching the Lead - The 'Lady Anne' racing 'Shenandoah of Sark' and 'Zaca a te Moana', America's Cup Jubilee, August 2001, off Yarmouth
  • signed l.l.: J. Steven Dews; titled on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 62 by 92cm., 24½ by 36¼in.

Provenance

Royal Exchange Gallery, London, where purchased by the present owner in 2004 

Condition

The picture is unlined and the original canvas is providing a stable structural support. The paint surface is clean and there are no signs of craquelure. The picture is ready to hang. UNDER ULTRAIOLET LIGHT There are no signs of retouching. FRAME The picture is contained in a simple gilt wooden frame.
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