Lot 51
  • 51

Arthur Joseph Meadows

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • Arthur Joseph Meadows
  • Grand Canal, Venice
  • signed and dated l.l.: Arthur Meadows/ 1897
  • oil on canvas
  • 71 by 91.5cm., 28 by 36in.

Provenance

Christie's, London, 15 December 1972, lot 89;
John Nicholson Fine Art Auctioneers, Haslemere, 5 May 2004, lot 529;
Private collection

Condition

Original canvas, the work appears in good overall condition with some strong areas of impasto. Ultraviolet light reveals flecks of retouching through the canvas, predominantly located in the sky with a more concentrated area near the centre of the composition, very faintly visible to the naked eye. Held in a gilt plaster frame.
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