Lot 89:
Description
This lot comprises a trio of framed landscape paintings executed in oils, including works by J. A. Carlson and Patsy Swanborough. The first work is a vertical oil on canvas board depicting a mountain peak and coniferous forest overlooking a river, identified by a turquoise signature in the lower right as J. A. Carlson. The verso is inscribed in blue ink 1981 / Painted By J. A. Carlson Calgary and Sask River Crossing ALBERTA CANADA, alongside a small doodle and a Winsor and Newton manufacturer stamp for an 18 x 24 board. The second painting is an oil on board rural landscape featuring a white-walled cottage and mature trees under a cloudy sky. It is signed in the lower right C. Boyce and bears a gold adhesive label on the reverse for MR. J. R. BOYCE / RAVEN GALLERY / STOURPORT. The third piece is a wide-format oil on board depicting a coastal sunset viewed through dark silhouetted reeds, signed in the lower left PATSY SWANBOROUGH. The reverse features a circular stamp for ROSEHILL STUDIO, St Marys, Isles of Scilly, featuring a swan motif. The paintings are housed in various frames, including a swept foliate wooden frame, a heavy ornate gilt-composition frame, and a polished burr-wood effect frame with a gold slip.
Mountain scene frame width: 39.5 cm
Cottage scene frame width: 43 cm
Coastal scene frame width: 47 cm.
Condition report:
The mountain scene shows surface dirt and minor scuffing to the edges of the light-colored frame (photo 4). The cottage scene exhibits some darkening of the varnish and small chips to the ornate gilt composite ornaments on the frame corners (photo 6). The coastal scene appears in generally good condition with minor abrasions to the polished frame surface (photo 2).
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