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BENJAMIN ARTHUR BATEMAN | Courtship; Marriage, a pair
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- Courtship; Marriage, a pair
- both signed and dated B.A.BATEMAN.87. (both lower right);
- oil on canvas
- each: 61 by 46cm., 24 by 18in.
Provenance
The artist's family
Exhibited
London, The Fine Art Society, Paintings, Works on Paper, Sculpture, Furniture & Decorative Arts, 2005, no.19;
Penzance, Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Model Citizens: Myths and Realities, 2014
Penzance, Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Model Citizens: Myths and Realities, 2014
Literature
Tom Cross, The Shining Sands: Artists in Newlyn and St Ives 1880-1930, 1994, illustrated p.126
Condition
Courtship: The canvas has been lined. There are areas of fine craquelure and some 'creasing' to the paint surface above the figure's heads. There are some specks of surface dirt and a few minor scuffs and abrasions. Otherwise the work appreas to be in good condition. UV light inspection reveals areas of retouching, notably to the white background with furhter touches elsewhere. Marriage: The canvas has been lined. Areas of craquelure throughout. There are some specks of surface dirt and a few minor scuffs and abrasions. Otherwise the work appreas to be in good condition. UV light inspection reveals areas of retouching notably to the left of the seated figure and in the sail cloth. There are some further minor touches elsewhere. Both works are held in matching gilt frames.
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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."