12th Nov, 2022 9:30 GMT/BST
Gerald A Cooper (1898-1975)
Geraniums
Signed and dated 1952, oil on canvas board, 49cm by 39cm
Provenance: The Fine Art Society, London
Sold for £2,800
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
Some very minor rubbing to the extremities. Some light surface dirt and discoloured varnish. Essentially rectangular patch of overpainting and restoration within the background between the far right geranium and the corresponding lower leaf approx 6cm by 5cm overall. Odd tiny retouch to background upper left-hand side, some minor retouches to edges. More pronounced band of retouching lower left-hand corner. Area of consistent retouching and overpainting within background beneath the lower right-hand side, ipright rectangular in overal shape and approx 1-1.5cm by 4cm. Horizontal retouch to lower edge approx 4cm in length with two smaller retouches just below the signature and just above the signature. Areas of stable cracquelure most notably across the white blooms with a patch of discoloured varnsih? to the immediate left here and to a lesser extent right and elsewhere, see images.
Auction: British, European and Sporting Pictures, 12th Nov, 2022
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