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WALTER LANGLEY, R.I. | An Anxious Moment
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- Walter Langley, R.I.
- An Anxious Moment
- signed l.r.: W. LANGLEY; titled and signed on the reverse
- watercolour and bodycolour with pencil
- 76 by 51cm., 30 by 20in.
Provenance
Commissioned by Mr Fieldhouse (art dealer), Birmingham in 1899;
Purchased privately from an estate in East Hampton, New York
Purchased privately from an estate in East Hampton, New York
Literature
Roger Langley, Walter Langley - Pioneer of the Newlyn Art Colony, 1997, pp.167, 174
Condition
This watercolour is in very good condition. There are a few areas of foxing to the wall and the table around the male figure but these are only visible upon close inspection. The paper is flat and has not been laid down. FRAME The watercolour is contained in a moulded plaster Victorian-style frame with a clean mount and under glass.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This watercolour was completed in 1899 but may have been begun earlier, as the same young fisherman and the same Windsor chair appears in Washing Day dated 1893. The realism in Langley's work is here demonstrated by the closely-studied setting of a fishing-cottage in Newlyn, an interior that appears in several of Langley's pictures, including the large oil painting In Faith and Hope the World will Disagree, But all Mankind's Concern is Charity of 1897.