25th Mar, 2024 11:00

The House & Garden Sale

 
  Lot 69
 

69

Thomas Brooks (British 1818-1891), a woman reading in a woodland

Oil on canvas, monogrammed and dated lower left 'TB 1873'.

Dimensions: 60.5 x 50.5cm

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


 

Oil on canvas, monogrammed and dated lower left 'TB 1873'.

Dimensions: 60.5 x 50.5cm

Some cracking in the painted layer, particularly around the head and on her skirt. A bit of puncture damage from the back showing through on the stripes of her coat in the lower left. Signs of blossoming to the oil paint around her head. Surface dirt notable at the lower part of the canvas and in the upper left. Some abrasions along the right hand edge from possible reframing.

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Auction: The House & Garden Sale, 25th Mar, 2024

 

To include a collection of wildlife paintings and sculptures, garden ornament, decorative furniture, rugs and carpets, works of art, and ceramics.

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abingdon@mallams.co.uk

01235 462 840

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