SIR JOHN LAVERY, R.A., R.S.A., R.H.A. | NORTH BERWICK NO 3

SIR JOHN LAVERY, R.A., R.S.A., R.H.A.
1856-1941
NORTH BERWICK NO 3

signed l.l.: J Lavery; signed, dated and titled on the reverse: NORTH BERWICK NO 3/ BY/ JOHN LAVERY/ 1921.
oil on canvas
63.5 by 76cm., 25 by 30in.

Condition Report:
Original canvas. The work appears to be in very good overall condition.

Examination under ultraviolet light reveals retouching to the upper left and upper right corners and along the upper edge. There are also small spots of retouching along the right and lower edges; a small area of retouching near the left edge above the horizon in the lower left quadrant; and a small area in the bay. There is also a small area of sweeping retouching in the clouds above the horizon in the lower right quadrant.

Held in gilt wood frame, ready to hang.

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Provenance:
Mrs Blackwood, the artist's grandaughter, by 1946;

Miss Fitzgerald, the artist's secretary;

Christie's, London, 12 May 2006, lot 101;

Sotheby's, London, 22 April 2010, lot 41, where purchased by the present owner