Lot 24
  • 24

Arthur Bowen Davies 1862 - 1928

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Arthur Bowen Davies
  • Leda and the Dioscuri
  • signed A.B. Davies, l.l.
  • oil on canvas
  • 26 by 40 in.
  • 66 by 101.6 cm.
  • Painted in 1905

Provenance

Emily Crane Chadbourne
Acquired as a gift from the above by the present owners

Condition

Canvas is not lined (a panel is behind the canvas). SURFACE: in good condition, generally; darker areas (mountains) appear to be thinly painted and weave shows through in several places UNDER ULTRA VIOLET: difficult to see through old varnish--spots do fluorersce in the darker areas mentioned above--this is probably strengthening; there are a few dots/dashes to figure of Leda
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