PAUL HENRY, R.H.A., R.U.A. | ON ACHILL SOUND

PAUL HENRY, R.H.A., R.U.A.
1876-1958
ON ACHILL SOUND

signed l.r.: PAUL HENRY
oil on canvas
41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
Painted in 1942-3.

Condition Report:
Original canvas, undulates very slightly. There is a small vertical line of craquelure extending above the left chimney of the cottage in the foreground, and another diagonal line of craquelure in the upper-right quadrant of the sky - both of which are only visible upon close inspection. Overall the work appears in good condition.

Under ultraviolet light there appear to be no signs of retouching.

Held under glass in a Dutch-style ebony rippled frame.

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Provenance:
Private Collection, Dublin;

Adams & Bonhams, Dublin, 27 May 1998, lot 43