Lot 7
WILLIAM PAGE ATKINSON WELLS (1872-1923)
FEBRUARY - FILL - DYKE
Auction: 25 May 2001 at 12:00 BST
£3,105
Description
Signed and dated '06, oil on canvas
Dimensions
50cm(20in) x 75cm(30in)
Footnote
Note: This painting is a view of Sunderland Point and the estuary of the River Lune near Lancaster.
There is a letter on the reverse from William Wells explaining the full title is 'February - fill - dyke, either black or white' , one of 'those sayings common in North England.....Black or white means snow or rain of course.'