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John Sell Cotman
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- John Sell Cotman
- Travellers on a Country Road
- Pencil heightened with bodycolor on wove paper
- 6 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's London, June 7, 2006, lot 363 (one of three)
Andrew Wyld, London
Acquired from the above, 2007
Exhibited
Yale 2010, no. 87
Condition
The sheet has been carefully preserved and presented. The work has not been laid down but is attached to the mount along the sheet edges. There is light staining to the paper but the pencil and bodycolour pigments remain strong. There is evidence of the removal of previous adhesion at the four sheet corners from the reverse.
For further information on this lot please contact either Mark Griffith-Jones (mark.griffithjones@sothebys.com - 0044207 293 5083), Emmeline Hallmark (emmeline.hallmark@sothebys.com - 0044207 293 5407) or Nancy Bialler (nancy.bialler@sothebys.com - 001 212 606 7222).
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.