William Lionel Wyllie, RA (British, 1851-1931)
Boats on the river near Dordrecht
signed and dated 'W L Wyllie/1882' (lower right); bears inscription 'No.1 W.L. Wyllie/70 Carlton Hill/St Johns Wood/to S.B.A' (on canvas verso)
oil on canvas
48 x 83.5cm (18 7/8 x 32 7/8in).
Footnotes:
Provenance
With David Messum Fine Art, London.
Private collection, UK (purchased from the above on 23 July 1975), thence by descent to current owner.
Private collection, Netherlands.

Exhibited
Dordrechts Museum, Dordrecht Dromen van Dordrecht, Buitenlandse kunstenaars schilderen Dordrecht tussen 1850-1920, 3 April - 21 August 2005 as 'Op de Dorcht'.
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The canvas has been lined.

There are several minor areas of craquelure visible.

There is a faint stretcher mark along the top of the canvas.

There are a few scattered spots of surface dirt.

UV light reveals retouching along each framing edge and several further tiny spots of retouching throughout the sky and in the main sail of the boat. The signature appears strengthened.