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Sidney Richard Percy
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Sidney Richard Percy
- Spring, An Approaching Shower
- signed and dated l.r.: S R Percy. 1858.
- oil on canvas
- 115.5 by 182cm., 45½ by 71½in.
Provenance
Christie's, 16 May 1927, lot 131 as Our River, bought 'Spink'
Exhibited
Royal Academy, 1859, no.938
Condition
STRUCTURE
The canvas has been lined. There is a stretcher bar mark down the centre and to the right side. There is scattered areas of fine shrinkage and craquelure. There is a small repaired hole to the upper left of the sky.
ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT
The surface is covered with an uneven varnish. There is some corresponding retouching to the hole, small minor touches in the trees and to the centre stretcher mark, and to the right horizontal one.
FRAME
In a gilt plaster frame.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The hay-rick and copse of trees on the left of the present picture also appears in Summer Landscape of 1858 (illustrated in Jan Reynolds, The Williams Family of Artists, 1975, plate 115), Both pictures appear to have been exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1859.