James Johnson (1803-1834)

Lower Berkley Place from Clifton, Bristol

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James Johnson (1803-1834)
Lower Berkley Place from Clifton, Bristol
signed and inscribed 'Lower Berkley Place from Bellevue Clifton./James Johnson.del.' (on the reverse)
pencil and watercolour
12.7/8 x 11.1/8 in. (32.8 x 30.2 cm.)
Provenance
with Andrew Wyld, London, 1982.
with David Nisinson, New York.

Lot Essay

Johnson was a pupil of Francis Danby and as with Samuel Jackson, his landscapes show a very real appreciation of Danby's Bristol painting.
Johnson was a close follower of Danby's style and his watercolours of church interiors were considered amongst the finest architectural drawings of the period. For further information on the artist see F. Greenacre, The Bristol School of Artists, Bristol, 1973, pp. 165-180.

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