JOHN NASH, R.A. | MEADLE, SUMMER

Property from an Important Private British Collection

JOHN NASH, R.A.
1893-1977
MEADLE, SUMMER

signed
pencil and watercolour on paper
31 by 38.5cm.; 12¼ by 15¼in.

Condition Report:
The sheet is adhered to the mount with strips of adhesive tape at each edge. The sheet appears stable. There is a faint sketch by the same hand to the verso. There are Artist's pinholes to the upper and lower left corners with corresponding faint pinhead marks to the verso. There is a tiny push at the upper left corner, only visible upon close inspection. There is a small tear to the centre of the extreme upper edge. There are a few flecks of foxing. There may be some possible minor fading to the pigments. There is light surface dust in places and one or two possible very minor instances of surface detritus. This excepting, the work appears in very good overall condition.

The work is window mounted and held behind glass in a wooden frame.

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Provenance:
Acquired by the Grandfather of the present owner in the 1930s and thence by descent