25th Oct, 2024 10:00
The Art & Design Sale
402
Dame Ethel Walker DBE, RA (1861-1951)
Donkeys
signed 'Ethel Walker' (lower right)
oil on board
27 x 34.5cm
Exhibited:
London, The Leicester Galleries, Exhibition of Works by Ethel Walker, November, 1946
Sold for £2,800
Condition Report
Overall the work appears to have a thin layer of ingrained dirt across the surface, commensurate with age and use, though still presentable the work would benefit from a light clean. There is a loss of to the board support approximately half way up the right hand side edge, this loss is rectangular in shape and is around 0.5x2cm. On the same side of the board, towards the bottom there is a fine crack of the board support, though this has not resulted in any loss of medium. There is some fluorescence under UV, though this appears to be due to the nature of the pigments used rather than the result of any overpainting, other areas of fluorescence show some drip marks that are not visible to the naked eye. Please see additional images.
Auction: The Art & Design Sale, 25th Oct, 2024
For our final Art & Design Sale of the year, we are pleased to offer works from the following collections:
The late Lord Myners, former Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the Tate, whose collection largely centres around the St Ives school of painting; the actor and connoisseur Quentin Stevenson, who is offering the largest collection of Elisabeth Vellacott works to be sold at auction; the late Sam Alper OBE who, through his work at the Curwen Press, was instrumental in championing the British print market.
From private collections, we are happy to offer three previously lost works, including a rare Christopher Dresser teapot, a Patrick Heron oil, and a John Craxton oil from the estate of the late Gigi Richter.
View the page-turner catalogue here
Viewing
Sun 20 Oct 10:00-12:00
Mon 21 Oct 10:00-17:00
Tue 22 Oct 10:00-17:00
Wed 23 Oct 10:00-17:00
Thu 24 Oct 09:00-09:45
Fri 25 Oct 09:00-09:45
