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Description
Sir Oswald Birley MC, RA, ROI (1880-1952)
The Pond at Charleston
signed and dated lower left 'Oswald Birley 1943'
oil on canvas
62 x 75cm
Provenance:
By descent to the artist's wife, Lady Birley (1899-1981),
Her sale, Christie's, held on the premises, Charleston Manor, Alfriston, Sussex; The remaining contents of Sir Oswald Birley's Studio, together with pictures and sculpture by other artists..., 13 October 1980, lot 28
Exhibited:
London, The Royal Institute Galleries, Portraits and Other Paintings by Sir Oswald Birley, May 1951, no. 81
The painting is executed in oil on a canvas support. The canvas tension is poor and there are severe undulations at the corners. A small puncture has occurred in the upper left corner causing paint loss. The paint layer is in a good, stable condition overall. There is a scuff at the right hand side.
Framed 87 x 100cm
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