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Lot 157
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Sir Kyffin Williams, R.A.

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • Sir Kyffin Williams, R.A.
  • Landscape
  • signed with initials
  • oil on canvas
  • 50 by 60cm.; 19¾ by 23¾in.

Provenance

Private Collection

Exhibited

Tegfryn Art Gallery, Anglesey

Condition

Original canvas. There are some very minor instances of loss to the extreme tips of the thicker impasto in the green area in the bottom half of the composition, with some very minor dust to the crevices. There are one or two lines of cracking including to the centre of the composition above the building, and one to the sky in the upper right quadrant. This excepting the work appears to be in excellent original condition. There are strong areas of impasto across the surface. Ultraviolet light reveals no obvious signs of retouching. Housed in a wooden box frame, and set within a green linen mount. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present lot.
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