SIR ALFRED JAMES MUNNINGS, P.R.A., R.W.S. | MAHMOUD BEING SADDLED FOR THE DERBY, 1936
Property from the Collection of Marylou Whitney
SIR ALFRED JAMES MUNNINGS, P.R.A., R.W.S.
British
1878 - 1959
MAHMOUD BEING SADDLED FOR THE DERBY, 1936
signed A J Munnings (lower right)
oil on canvas
38⅝ by 51¼ in.
98.1 by 130.2 cm
Condition Report:
The following condition report was kindly provided by Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc: Not examined out of the frame. This work is in very good condition. The canvas is unlined and well stretched on its original stretcher. The surface shows no cracking or instability. The paint layer is clean and varnished. Although some of Munnings' original color reads unevenly under ultraviolet light, this does not correspond to retouching. There do not appear to be any retouches at all. The work should be hung in its current state.
"This lot is offered for sale subject to Sotheby's Conditions of Business, which are available on request and printed in Sotheby's sale catalogues. The independent reports contained in this document are provided for prospective bidders' information only and without warranty by Sotheby's or the Seller."
Provenance:
Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, Aga Khan III (commissioned directly from the artist, 1936)
Scott & Fowles, New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Acquired from the above
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Property from the Collection of Marylou Whitney
SIR ALFRED JAMES MUNNINGS, P.R.A., R.W.S.
British
1878 - 1959
MAHMOUD BEING SADDLED FOR THE DERBY, 1936
signed A J Munnings (lower right)
oil on canvas
38⅝ by 51¼ in.
98.1 by 130.2 cm
Condition Report:
The following condition report was kindly provided by Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc: Not examined out of the frame. This work is in very good condition. The canvas is unlined and well stretched on its original stretcher. The surface shows no cracking or instability. The paint layer is clean and varnished. Although some of Munnings' original color reads unevenly under ultraviolet light, this does not correspond to retouching. There do not appear to be any retouches at all. The work should be hung in its current state.
"This lot is offered for sale subject to Sotheby's Conditions of Business, which are available on request and printed in Sotheby's sale catalogues. The independent reports contained in this document are provided for prospective bidders' information only and without warranty by Sotheby's or the Seller."
Provenance:
Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, Aga Khan III (commissioned directly from the artist, 1936)
Scott & Fowles, New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Acquired from the above
Time, Location
Auction House
