A quiet backwater 64.5 x 77 cm. (25 3/8 x 30 5/16 in.) — William Alfred Gibson (British, 1866-1931)

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Estimate: £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,495–$3,743
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Sale: Bonhams — 19th and 20th Century Pictures, Edinburgh · 30 November 2016
Record ID: TB-2026-1656307
Record: first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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William Alfred Gibson, A quiet backwater 64.5 x 77 cm. (25 3/8 x 30 5/16 in.). Bonhams, 30 Nov 2016, lot 7. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1656307.

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William Alfred Gibson, A quiet backwater 64.5 x 77 cm. (25 3/8 x 30 5/16 in.). Bonhams, 30 Nov 2016, lot 7. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1656307.

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From the same sale 19th and 20th Century Pictures · Nov 2016

Lot	Artist	Estimate
In a Western Brookland 61 x 90 cm. (24 x 35 7/16 in.)	Edward Steel Harper Jnr., Rbsa	£600–£800
Farm near Glasgow 36.5 x 54 cm. (14 3/8 x 21 1/4 in.)	Harold Storey	£800–£1,200
Windy Day, Northern Fishing Village 49.5 x 62 cm. (19 1/2 x 24 7/16 in.)	Leonard Gray	£400–£600
Flowers on a Round table 60.5 x 56 cm. (23 13/16 x 22 1/16 in.)	Lld D Univ	£5,000–£7,000
Lochaber No More 67 x 50 cm. (26 3/8 x 19 11/16 in.)	William Mctaggart Rsa Rsw	£5,000–£7,000
Above Largo Bay 56 x 68.5 cm. (22 1/16 x 26 15/16 in.)	George Leslie Hunter	£10,000–£15,000

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