15th Jul, 2017 10:00 GMT/BST

Summer Fine Art Sale

 
Lot 40
 

40

Alfred William Parsons RA PRWS (1847-1920) "Spring Time " Signed and dated 1883, with original...

Alfred William Parsons RA PRWS (1847-1920)
"Spring Time"
Signed and dated 1883, with original artist's label verso, oil on canvas, 82cm by 123cm

Provenance: Anonymous Sale, Christie's, 11th May 1938, according to label on reverse

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Sold for £3,600
Estimated at £3,000 - £5,000


 

In fully restored condition re-lined, cleaned and re-varnished. There is relatively consistent restoration and over painting throughout the sky which is evident within the grey tones of the sky and has a some what flattened overall appearance. The remainder of the painting remains in ostensibly good and less restored condition, some impasto remaining. Likely strengthening of the branches of the trees and the odd patch elsewhere, relatively isolated medium sized stable craquelure mostly contained to the sky. Light surface dirt.

 


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Auction: Summer Fine Art Sale, 15th Jul, 2017

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