17th Jun, 2023 9:30 GMT/BST
Harold Steggles (1911-1971)
"St. Marks Church", Hackney
Signed, oil on panel, 33cm by 42.5cm
Provenance: Alex Reid & Lefevre Ltd., London
Louise Kosman, Edinburgh
Exhibited: Alex Reid & Lefevre Ltd., London, "Catalogue of New Paintings by The East London Group", December 1932, no. 91, price 12 Guineas, purchased by Sir David Scott.
Sold for £12,000
Estimated at £4,000 - £6,000
The painting has been cleaned and re varnished. There are some tiny sporadic areas of re touching, mostly within the foreground. The panel is slightly bowing inwards within the lower central area of the trees. There is a horizontal line all the way across from the right side through the bridge to the left edge. The outer edges are dirty and rubbed where the panel has slipped in the frame with a few minor losses to the top left corner and right of top edge. See images.
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Auction: Modern & Contemporary Art, 17th Jun, 2023
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