Lot 21
  • 21

Herbert James Draper

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Herbert James Draper
  • First Sketch for The Vintage Morn
  • signed l.l.: Herbert Draper
  • oil on canvas
  • 37 by 48cm., 14½ by 19in.

Provenance

Private collection since c.1950 and thence by descent to the present owner

Literature

Simon Toll, Herbert Draper 1863-1920 - A Life Study, 2003, cat.no.HJD64xv

Condition

Original canvas, it undulates slightly. There is some craquelure to the cloud and some areas of blooming; otherwise it appears in good overall condition. Ultraviolet light reveals no signs of retouching. Held in gilt frame moulded with grapes.
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