Lot 51
  • 51

WILLIAM MCTAGGART, R.S.A., R.S.W. | The Press Gang

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • William McTaggart
  • The Press Gang
  • signed with monogram (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 21 by 28cm., 8ΒΌ by 11in.

Provenance

Christie's, London, 9 March 1917, lot 154, bought 'Cornell';
Hugh Holmes McTaggart, the artist's son;
Thence by descent to Sir William MacTaggart PRSA, the artist's grandson;
Aitken Dott & Son, Edinburgh;
Private Collection;
Sotheby's, London, 15 November 2011, lot 77

Literature

Sir James Lewis Caw, William McTaggart, 1917, p.228

Condition

Original canvas. There is fine craquelure throughout. Some rubbing and abrasion to the framing edges. Some specks of surface dirt and a slightly discoloured paint surface. UV light inspection reveals some retouching to the framing edges, mainly the upper. There are some minor spots or retouching elsewhere, notably to the trees. Held in a decorative gilt frame.
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