George Law Beetholme (British, active 1848-1886) Fly Fishing in a Rocky Stream

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George Law Beetholme (British, active 1848-1886)

Fly Fishing in a Rocky Stream
Signed "Beetholme" l.l.
Oil on canvas, 22 x 36 1/4 in. (56.0 x 92.1 cm),framed.
Condition: Lined, scattered retouch, craquelure, varnish discoloration, minor surface grime.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

Paint loss measuring 1/16 in. diameter to the sky at u.c.. The retouch is primarily to cover old frame abrasions in the upper half of the composition. Other areas of retouch over craquelure in the sky. Canvas was trimmed of its tacking edges and lined some time ago. Craquelure pattern is primarily vertical in orientation with some areas of potential lifting in the sky, and there are faint stretcher bar marks.

Framed dimensions are 28 1/2 x 42 1/2 in.


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