12th Nov, 2022 9:30 GMT/BST
Charles Hunt (1803-1877)
“Apprehended”
Signed and dated 1868, oil on canvas, 71.5cm by 102.5cm
Provenance: Marshall Field & Company Picture Galleries as "The Rescue"
Bears anonymous Phillips Auctioneers label verso
Sold for £2,000
Estimated at £600 - £900
Relined cleaned and revarnished. Retains fairly good surface following restoration procees. Some light surface dirt and discoloured varnish now in evidence. Canvas slightly loose on stretcher. Retouching and strengthening to the shadows and corners of the doorway that the policeman stands in, in addition in patch in the background behind his left-hand shoulder and the area behind his right hand. Further sporadic retouches to edges of the doorway and elements of background and his uniform. Some general retouching and strengthening to the timbre of the closed door of which the far left-hand side boy stands in ront of in addition to the upright panels of the top 50%. More sporadic retouching through the saddlery hung from the right-hand side door and within the background around this area. Delicate retouches to the bottle on the mantelpiece and elsewhere within the background in general. The front part of the quilt hanging down from the bed shows signs of retouching. Further delicate retouching across the white dress of the standing blonde-haired girl presumably to old flaked paint and a small amount to the skirt of the seated mother nearest to the costume of the blonde girl and to a lesser extent elsewhere on her shawl etc. Fine retouching to the right-hand side lower edge. Otherwise in a broadly good table and highly presentable state of presentation.
Auction: British, European and Sporting Pictures, 12th Nov, 2022
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