Lot 1144 , J* B*Reid (19th century) Woodsmen resting on a forest path, 17.5 x 24in.
J* B*Reid (19th century)
oil on canvas,
Woodsmen resting on a forest path,
signed and dated 1833,
17.5 x 24in.
Estimate £150-250
Oil on canvas cleaned and relined approx 10 - 20 years ago, canvas still tight although paint looking a little dirty and a little flattened, stretcher marks showing particularly across the to in the sky, a fine but stable craquelure running through the majority of the paint, indistinctly signed and dated at the end of the tree trunk, in a modern gilt frame which is in fair order.
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Sold for £150