Lot 580
Four marine paintings. Comprising: Montague Brown (Australian, 1870-1942), Harbour scene, oil on...
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Lot 580
Four marine paintings. Comprising: Montague Brown (Australian, 1870-1942), Harbour scene, oil on...
Lot 580
Lot Description
Four marine paintings. Comprising: Montague Brown (Australian, 1870-1942), Harbour scene, oil on canvas suppled by "W & G DEAN ARTIST COLOURMEN ENGRAVERS EQUITABLE PLACE MELBOURNE", signed lower right, 11.5" x 15.5", (29cm x 39cm); a pair of Impressionist harbour scenes, oil on plywood panel, unsigned, with framer's label of Joseph Cooke, Aston verso and newspaper lining dated 1926, 12.5" x 17.25", (32cm x 44cm), in gilt frames; and a fourth harbour scene, oil on canvas, inscribed in pencil verso "MAR 27/[19]26", 11.75" x 19.75", (30cm x 50cm), (4)
Postage: Auction Default
Weight: No
Total lot weight: No
Condition Report
1. Small patch repair to upper left of sky (patched verso, overpainted to front). Superficial scratch from water up to boat hull. 1960s/70s frame needs replacing..
2. and 3. One has cracking to paint surface and has cracked glass; both have brown staining to sky.
4. Quite thin paint but overall sound.
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