£1,500
Joseph Walter of Bristol (1783-1856) - A Dutch Barge running before a stiff breeze past a Man'o'war with other shipping in an estuary', oil on board, signed lower right, board dimensions: 38 x 49 cm, frame: 47 x 58.5 cm. Together with a David A. Cross Gallery newsletter of a special selection of rare paintings, Autumn 1980, with this painting as the cover picture, and a letter from the Bristol Museum & Art Gallery curator Francis Greenacre to David Cross mentioning this painting, amongst others in their collection, shortlisted for an exhibition titled 'Nicholas Pocock and Joseph Walter: Bristol's Marine Artists'. Provenance: from a private collection.
Overall good condition. Craquelure to the paint across the whole board. It has most likely been cleaned although not recently. Evidence of repainting. Kept in good condition.
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