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Frederick Waters Watts
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Frederick Waters Watts
- A Wooded Landscape with Cattle and a Cottage beyond
- oil on canvas
- 42 by 57 in.
- 106.7 by 144.7 cm
Provenance
Property of a Corporation (and sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 27, 2004, lot 281, illustrated)
Condition
Lined. Under UV: Pindots around ferry at right, and possible area of restoration to the left of wooden post in right foreground. Restoration fluoresces throughout the sky.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
This idyllic and pastoral river scene distinguishes Frederick Waters Watts, a disciple of John Constable, from his fellow English landscape artists. With fluid brushwork and a lively palette, Watts imbues an otherwise quiet wooded field with grazing cattle and a cottage in the distance with a degree of movement and naturalism unmatched by many of his contemporaries.