'Lonely sea cliffs where the gannet finds a home'

Details

Peter Graham (1836-1921)
'Lonely sea cliffs where the gannet finds a home'
signed and dated 'Peter Graham 1903.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
50 x 72 in. (127 x 182.8 cm.)

Provenance

Miss Seldon.
with Arthur Tooth & Son, London.
Mrs de Villiers Pritchard, by 1933.
Anon. sale; Christie's, London, 1 December 1933, lot 113, (240 gns. to Johnston.) Anon. sale; Sotheby's, London, 1 May 1990, lot 182, £8,500.

Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, 1904, no. 495.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The canvas has been relined. The painting is presented in its massive original rectilinear frame. The canvas would appear to have been recently cleaned and the painting is ready to hang. Under ultra-violet light retouching to frame abrasion is visible at the lower edges, and some attention (a light wash?) may have been paid to the sky. Minor craquelure can been seen in places, for example the rock in the centre, but this appears stable and is not visually distracting. Generally, the picture appears to be good condition, overall.

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