FREDERICK WILLIAM NEWTON WHITEHEAD (1853-1938) - A river sce...

Hammer

£650

FREDERICK WILLIAM NEWTON WHITEHEAD (1853-1938) - A river scene with reed bed and a church in the distance, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1887, framed, 43cm x 71cm, frame size 55cm x 83cm.

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The canvas has been relined. The back of the canvas shows varnish stains where varnish has seeped through the cracks.
Under UV light the varnish has been removed from the sky area but still fluoresces green in the foreground to the reed beds confirming remnants of old natural varnish.
The UV light shows the sky has some overpainting to the top right quarter, with small areas of overpainting to the reed beds also.
The painting has been professionally restored, with some possible areas of consolidation to the paint.