Gordon Coutts (1868-1937), "The Camel Driver"
Gordon Coutts
(1868-1937)
"The Camel Driver"
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left: Gordon Coutts; tilted in another hand in ink on the frame's backing paper
Sight: 37 x 30 in.
Exhibited:
Palm Springs, CA, Desert Art Center, Inc., October 1965
Provenance:
Sold: Butterfield and Butterfield, June 17, 1999, lot 1257
Sold: Bonhams California, April 11, 2005, lot 196
Condition
Visual: Frame abrasion visible on the left side. Surface grime with pinhead-sized scattered flecks of white paint on the figure's face. The surface is uneven in places.Blacklight: A dime-sized area of touch-up in the background, near the figure's sleeve, left of center, lower edge. Possible areas of touch-up on the figure's face. Other areas of possible touch-up may be obscured by the varnish layer.Frame: 40 x 33 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.
Gordon Coutts
(1868-1937)
"The Camel Driver"
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left: Gordon Coutts; tilted in another hand in ink on the frame's backing paper
Sight: 37 x 30 in.
Exhibited:
Palm Springs, CA, Desert Art Center, Inc., October 1965
Provenance:
Sold: Butterfield and Butterfield, June 17, 1999, lot 1257
Sold: Bonhams California, April 11, 2005, lot 196
Condition
Visual: Frame abrasion visible on the left side. Surface grime with pinhead-sized scattered flecks of white paint on the figure's face. The surface is uneven in places.Blacklight: A dime-sized area of touch-up in the background, near the figure's sleeve, left of center, lower edge. Possible areas of touch-up on the figure's face. Other areas of possible touch-up may be obscured by the varnish layer.Frame: 40 x 33 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.
