Lot 320
WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE R.A. (BRITISH 1851-1931)
SUPER DREADNOUGHTS IN SCAPA FLOW
Auction: Five Centuries Day Two | Thurs 10th September | Lots 256 to 507
Description
Signed and inscribed with the title and with a censor's stamp, dated 15th March 1916, watercolour
Dimensions
26cm x 42cm (10.25in x 16.5in)
Provenance
Peter Nahum Ltd, London
Collection of John Davie Manson Robertson CBE (Scottish 1929-2015), thence by descent
Footnote
As the watercolour was exhibited during the First World War, Wyllie had to erase the original location identifying the location (lower left), and substitute it for another less specific one.
