19th Mar, 2022 9:30 GMT/BST

British, European & Sporting Art

 
  Lot 1082
 

1082

{} Edgar Hunt (1876-1953)
Goats feeding from a trough in a farmyard with pigeons and chickens
Signed and dated 1916, oil on canvas, 28.5cm by 43.5cm

Sold for £4,800
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,800


 

Glazed. Dirty glass. Patches of bloom particularly to the darker areas which appear matt in reflected light. Slight buckle to canvas, upper left corner, a suggestion the painting may have been stored within a damp environment. Not examined out of the frame.

 


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Auction: British, European & Sporting Art, 19th Mar, 2022

The Traditional Picture Sales offer a wide range of oil paintings, watercolours, drawings and prints from the 15th to the early 20th centuries. The sale includes paintings from The Laithes, Penrith from the Estate of Ian Stephenson, from a Private House to be sold on behalf of the 7th Earl of Durham, and a Private House, St Judes, Isle of Man. Further lots from these estates will be included in the Spring Fine Sale and the Fine Jewellery, Watches and Silver Sale on 19th March.

The Selected Contents of a Private House to be sold on
behalf of the 7th Earl of Durham denoted by ~
The Selected Contents of a Private House, St Judes,
Isle of Man denoted by ^
The Contents of The Laithes, Penrith from the Estate
of Ian Stephenson denoted by {}

 

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