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Lot Essay
Industrial skyline at night was executed in 1909, the year Sylvia Gosse started attending Walter Sickert's evening classes at the Westminster School of Art. The following year she herself would start teaching at the Sickert and Gosse School of Painting and Etching, now at 140 Hampstead Road, called Rowlandson House.
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Gouache. Not examined out of the frame. There are some soft diagonal creases in several places. On close inspection there is a small artist's pinhole in the upper right corner. The lower edge of the sheet appears to be uneven. On close inspection there is some fine craquelure to the green pigment to the left of the tallest chimney. Subject to the above it is our opinion that this work appears to be in good overall condition.
The condition of lots sold can vary widely due to factors such as age, previous damage, restoration, repair and wear and tear. The nature of the lots sold means that they will rarely be in perfect condition. Lots are sold in the condition they are in at the time of sale
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Lot 53Sale 14575
Sylvia Gosse (1881-1968)Industrial skyline at nightEstimate: GBP 1,500 - 2,500
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