£680
James Macdonald Barnsley (Canadian, 1861-1929), Dieppe Barges off a Belgian Port, oil on canvas, laid onto board, signed and dated 1887 lower right, reproduction carved frame, 17½ x 30in. (44.5 x 76.2cm.). * Provenance: Christie's South Kensington, 'Maritime', May 13th 1999, Lot 540.
*Condition: Good, restored condition. Canvas has been laid down onto fibreboard. Professionally cleaned and restored at some stage. Some repainting visible to the sky under UV (notably to upper right and around the uppermost sail) and scattered strengthening visible to the water and upper sail, plus minor strengthening to detail elsewhere. Patch of later retouching (which is visible to the naked eye) to a scratch, to the left of the distant boat at the left of the canvas. A few minor knocks to frame.
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