SIR LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA, O.M., R.A. | THE EMBARKATION ON THE BARGE

Property from a Private Maryland Estate
SIR LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA, O.M., R.A.
British
1836 - 1912
THE EMBARKATION ON THE BARGE

signed by Anna Alma-Tadema, the artist's daughter, L. Alma-Tadema aat (lower left)
oil on panel
17⅞ by 23⅝ in.
45.4 by 60 cm

Condition Report:
Not examined out of the frame. Oil on stable panel. The surface presents well and appears fresh. A barely perceptible 4 inch diagonal surface scratch is in the red of the bridge at center. A very few isolated, tiny pin dot varnish scuffs. A small area of abrasion on the boy's red costume. Minor, faint frame abrasion visible at center left and right and left lower edges and upper right corner. Under UV: heavy varnish fluoresces green. Inpainting to the aforementioned surface scratch; a 2 1/4 inch '1' shaped repair at center left; and a 1 1/2 inch horizontal repair at upper left; and a sideways 'U' shaped older repair extending from upper left corner (partially visible to the naked eye). There are a few fine dashes of inpainting in a diagonal formation and what appears to older dashes of inpainting in the red of the bridge. Additional isolated, very few pin dots and dashes of inpainting. Inpainting to aforementioned abrasion at center left edge and in lower left and upper right corners.

In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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Provenance:
James Coats, New York (by 1962)

Sale: Sotheby’s, London, May 20, 1970, lot 68 (as Preparing for a River Trip)

P. & D. Colnaghi, London (acquired at the above sale)

Rowland, Browse and Delbanco, London (by 1972)

Schweitzer Galleries, New York (by 1973)

Sale: Christie's, London, October 21, 1977, lot 150, illustrated (as Classical Figures Mooring a Barge)

Schweitzer Galleries, New York

Sale: Sotheby’s, New York, October 31, 1985, lot 68, illustrated (as Preparing the Barge)

Private Collection (acquired at the above sale and sold, Sotheby's, New York, March 18, 1998, lot 378A, illustrated)

Acquired at the above sale