Alex. Reid & Lefevre, London, from whom acquired by a Private Collection, July 1942

London, Alex. Reid & Lefevre, Paintings by Matthew Smith, 10th July - 1st August 1942, cat. no.15;
London, Royal Academy of Arts, A Memorial Exhibition of Works by Sir Matthew Smith C.B.E., 1879-1959, 1960, cat. no.36.

John Gledhill, Matthew Smith: Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil Paintings, Lund Humphries, Farnham, 2009, cat. no.64.

Original canvas, the canvas is sound. There are areas of craquelure and reticulation throughout the work, most noticeable in the upper left quadrant. There is a stretcher bar mark to the upper and lower horizontal edges. There is a light layer of surface dirt to the work. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals a thick layer of milky varnish, and re-touching between the craquelure in three or four places, and a few scattered spots of re-touching elsewhere. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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We are grateful to John Gledhill for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.