FORTNIGHTLY HOUSE CLEARANCE AUCTION

FORTNIGHTLY HOUSE CLEARANCE AUCTION

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Lot 202: A Collection of Artworks Including a Watercolour Signed Bartz and a Monogrammed Watercolour of Padstow (Signed)

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Start price: £5

Estimated price: £5 - £30

Buyer's Premium:

A collection of four artworks including various mediums and subjects. The first work is a watercolour on paper depicting an abstracted landscape with trees and foliage, signed Bartz in the lower right. The second work is a panoramic watercolour and ink on paper titled Early Morning in Padstow in pencil to the lower centre and bearing a cursive monogram signature wgm to the lower right. This piece is housed in a white wooden frame with a double mount. The third item is a colour print on paper titled Out for the day featuring two white geese, presented in a stained wood frame with a wide cream mount. The final work is an oil on canvas or canvas board depicting a traditional English rural scene with a stone cottage, dry stone walls, and grazing sheep with a church spire visible in the distance, set within a silver-toned frame. The reverse of one work features a gallery label for the Warwick Gallery, 14 Smith Street, Warwick.


Condition report:

The unframed Bartz watercolour shows some minor foxing and staining to the margins with light creasing to the edges. The Padstow watercolour appears in good condition with no visible foxing to the paper. The goose print shows minor trapped debris or light foxing beneath the glass. The oil painting exhibits some light surface dust and the frame shows minor scuffing to the corners. Overall the collection is in good decorative condition.