Lot 1342 , § Duncan Grant (1885-1978) Peaklets in the Summer, 1942, 17.5 x 21in.
§ Duncan Grant (1885-1978)
oil on canvas board,
'Peaklets in the Summer, 1942',
signed, Fine Art Society label dated April 1962,
17.5 x 21in.
Estimate £6,000-8,000
Peaklets is a small cottage in the field next to Charleston Farmhouse.
Oil on canvas board in essentially good condition, might benefit from a light clean but no other faults noted, signed lower left in a fabric slip lined gilt gesso frame which has one or two tiny chips and cracks but is essentially good condition. 1962 Fine Art Society label along with a Christie's stencil number (from whom our vendor purchased this painting)
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Sold for £8,500