Lot 79
  • 79

Sir Robin Philipson, P.R.S.A., R.A.

Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Sir Robin Philipson, P.R.S.A., R.A.
  • Cathedral InteriorĀ 
  • signed and inscribed on the reverse: Robin Philipson
  • oil on canvasĀ 
  • 86.5 by 112cm., 34 by 44in.

Provenance

Roland, Browse & Delbanco, London;
Christie's, Scotland, 26 October 2006, lot 210, where purchased by the present owners

Condition

Original canvas. Small protrusion in the lower right corner. A faint craquelure pattern across the foreground; also in the vertical white column near right edge and in a few places of impasto elsewhere across the canvas, only visible upon close inspection. Overall appears in good condition. Under ultraviolet light there appear to be no signs of retouching. Held in a dark gilt frame with a canvas inset under glass; unexamined out of frame.
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