12th Jul, 2025 9:30 GMT/BST
Attributed to Mark Senior NPS (1864-1927)
Continental town square
Bears fragments of an original inscribed artist’s label “Statue in ***" and Bradford City Corporation Art Gallery label verso, oil on board, 22cm by 26.5cm
Provenance: Doris Bilbrough (née Sykes), cook to the Hess household, early 20th century - c. 1930s
Thence by descent
Sold for £750
Estimated at £400 - £600
Panel held flat with pins across the grain. one hole mid left, a shallower hole to the left of the fountain and a tiny shallow hole to the centre. These appear to be attempts by a woodworm, but the don't go far into the panel. A couple of old tiny knocks at the right edge. No cracking. Lean, unvarnishe surface. A white bloom evident in places, likely components of the oil paint migrating to the surface. A layer of surface dirt.
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Auction: British, European & Sporting Art, 12th Jul, 2025
A rare group of vibrant British Impressionist paintings relating to the flourishing artistic communities at Staithes and Fylingdales in North Yorkshire, are up for auction in the British, European and Sporting Art Sale. Having the been in the hands of the same family since their execution, the collection comprises works by renowned artists Florence Hess and her mentor Mark Senior. Learn more.
Further highlights of the sale will include works by Charles Spencelayh, Cecil Kennedy and Jan Spohler and sporting art by Archibald Thorburn and Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe.
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