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Lot 462

After Thomas Gainsborough

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(British, 1727-1788)

Sunset: Carthorses Drinking at a Stream, after the painting held by The Tate, London painted in 1760, with letter verso dated 1902 from P & D Colnaghi Co. and addressing "her Ladyship", oil on canvas, 24-3/4 x 30 in.; possibly original gilt wood and composition frame, 33 x 37-7/8 in.

Provenance: Presumed P & D Colnaghi Co., London (letter verso)

Note: The original painting was also the subject of an engraving by J. C. Bentley published in 1849. Reference: John Hayes, The Landscape Paintings of Thomas Gainsborough, 2 vols, London, 1982, no. 75.

Condition

lined with paste and linen, crackle, possible retouch under heavy natural varnish; frame with newer chestnut back frame, abrasions