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Walter Richard Sickert
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Walter Richard Sickert
- Le Mont de Neuville
- signed
- oil on board
- 24 by 19cm.; 9½ by 7½in.
- Executed circa 1906.
Provenance
Thomas Agnew & Sons, London
Alderman Emmanuel Snowman, and thence by descent to the present owner
Alderman Emmanuel Snowman, and thence by descent to the present owner
Literature
Lillian Browse, Sickert, Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1960, cat. no.4, p.62 (related work);
Wendy Baron, Sickert, Phaidon, London, 1973, p.308, cat. no.66.5;
Wendy Baron, Sickert, Paintings & Drawings, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 2006, cat. no.85.5, p.203.
Wendy Baron, Sickert, Phaidon, London, 1973, p.308, cat. no.66.5;
Wendy Baron, Sickert, Paintings & Drawings, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 2006, cat. no.85.5, p.203.
Condition
Sound board.
There is a very minor, tiny fleck of loss to the raised pigment midway to the extreme right. This excepting the work appears to be in very good condition.
Ultraviolet light reveals areas of fluorescence and probable earlier retouching, most noticeably in isolated areas along the extreme right hand edge, as well as at further isolated, minor intervals to the work.
Housed in a gilt wood frame.
Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present lot.
"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."