Lot Details
Lot 1001
Benjamin Williams Leader
British, 1831-1923
Surrey Pastures, 1903
Signed and dated B. W. Leader/1903 (ll)
Oil on canvas
20 x 30 1/2 inches (50.8 x 77.5 cm)
Provenance:
Sale, Christie's, New York, Apr. 3, 2002, lot 129
C
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Sold for $1,890 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Could use a light cleaning; frame rubbing; scattered craquelure, visible in the sky; area of tiny lines of craquelure where the paint is lifting and has seen a few paint flakes; inpainting in the clouds, with a few other scattered spots; the area of the signature fluoresces under UV light, this may be an area that had not been cleaned (the signature does not appear enhanced).
Frame: 27 3/4 x 37 3/4 inches
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Frame: 27 3/4 x 37 3/4 inches
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