Lot 54
  • 54

John Wilson Carmichael

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • John Wilson Carmichael
  • Merchant Shipping off Shore in a Calm
  • signed and dated l.l.: J.W. Carmichael/1846
  • oil on canvas
  • 43 by 64cm., 17 by 25in.

Provenance

Mandell's Gallery, Norwich, where purchased by the present owner

Condition

The canvas has been lined. There is a faint craquelure pattern across the surface which is stable. Overall the work appears in good condition. Ultraviolet light reveals some retouchings along each edge, also some infilling to areas of craquelure, mainly in the sky. A few small spots of retouching elsewhere. Held in a gilt plaster frame.
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