Lot 69
  • 69

William Tomkins, A.R.A. London c.1732-1792

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • William Tomkins, A.R.A.
  • A wooded landscape with cattle grazing
  • signed with initials W.T. and dated 1767 at bottom center
  • oil on canvas, circular
  • diameter: 27 1/2 in.
  • 70 cm.

Provenance

Sale: Christie, Manson & Woods, London, November 19, 1970, lot 200
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Condition

Lined canvas: pigment separation in the sky; yellow varnish. Under UV light: fine craquelure filling through most of the greenery; a larger area of inpainting at upper center, possibly to a repair.
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