Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe OBE RA (1901-1979) Herding Sheep at Kemps Croft Farm, 1928, signed in pencil bottom right, titled and numbered 44/75 bottom left, etching, measurements 18.7 x 37.8 cm (PL), frame 47 x 64 cm

Illustrated in Meyrick R. & Heuser, H. 2017, Charles Tunnicliffe Prints: A Catalogue Raisonne, Royal Academy of Arts, London, p. 87

Provenance: consigned from a significant private collection of wildlife art

Condition Report
The etching is a work on paper, framed under glazing- not examined external to the frame. It has full margins and a clearly defined platemark. The sheet appears in good condition, some general ageing (browning to the paper) consensurate with age. The surface appears stable, there are no obvious signs of deterioration or any rips, creasing, folds. The surface appears well preserved and colours in good condition. Frame is good with solid joints

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