Lot 6227 - ibid154 19th Century Paintings - online only - Wednesday, 24. September 2025, 03.30 PM
JAMES WEBB
(circa 1825 London 1895)
Fishing boats in a harbour at sunset. 1870.
Oil on canvas.
Signed and dated lower right: J. Webb. 1870
76.4 × 127 cm.
Provenance:
Conditionreport:
Oil on unlined canvas, the edges lined. The original canvas has become detached from the edge lining in places. On the reverse with a minor filled area in the canvas. The paint surface in good condition with a fine network of craquelure. Minor colour losses, as well as colour lifting visible along the edges in parts. Scattered retouched colour losses in the sky. The varnish slightly yellowed. Light colour abrasions and part of the lining visible along the edges. <br>Under UV light: retouching visible along the edges, as well as in the sky, on the boats, the figures and the water. The varnish fluoresces unevenly with a greenish hue under UV light.<br>Good overall condition. <br>Framed: 92.5 × 143 cm. CHF 5 000 / 7 000 | (€ 5 150 / 7 220)
Sold for CHF 4 375 (including buyer's premium)