Description:
British School, 19th/20th Century
From Wapping Looking Down the River
Signed and dated "MBernard/Aug/97" l.r., identified in an inscription in a later hand on the frame backing paper.
Watercolor on artist's board, 11 1/2 x 20 3/4 in. (29.0 x 52.5 cm),framed.
Condition: Small ink dots to the sky, scattered fox marks, affixed to window mat with brown paper tape on two sides.
N.B. The handwriting of the inscription is somewhat unclear, but it may suggest the artist is Margaret Bernard. The inscription also references Dudley Gallery, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly,
Estimate $200-400
Inscribed "L11785" in pencil on the reverse. Remnants of an old mounting on the reverse.
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