Lot 69
  • 69

CHARLES SIMS, R.A., R.W.S. | A Wood Nymph with a Statue of Pan

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Charles Sims
  • A Wood Nymph with a Statue of Pan
  • signed Sims (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 65 by 40cm., 25½ by 15¾in.

Condition

The canvas is lined. Some traces of craquelure predominantly in the lower third of the painting. Ultraviolet light reveals areas of retouching in the sky and to the base of the statue of Pan. Held in a gilt plaster frame.
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