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BARTHOLOMEW COLLES WATKINS, R.H.A. | Kylemore Lake, Connemara
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Kylemore Lake, Connemara
- signed with initials l.r.
- oil on canvas
- 34 by 51cm., 13½ by 20in.
Provenance
Dillon Antiques, Dublin, 1988
Exhibited
New Haven, Yale Center for British Art, America’s Eye: Irish Paintings from the Collection of Brian P. Burns, 25 September 1997 - 4 January 1998
Condition
Original canvas, on a new stretcher providing stable support. The work appears in good overall condition, a minor area of craquelure along the right side of the lower edge. Under UV light there appears to be a spot of retouching in the centre of the upper edge and also a minor spot near the centre of the sky. Held in a gilt moulded frame.
"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."
Catalogue Note
Bartholomew Watkins was a well established landscape painter who predominantly painted views in Co. Kerry. He exhibited regularly at the Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin from 1856-1892, with several examples from the late 1870s and early 1880s bearing the same titles as both the present and following lot.