Lot Essay
According to the Art Journal 'The locality presented here is strikingly foreign, all the material - houses, water, trees - are true and effective, and the mountains are true and harmonious in colour.'
Details
Henry Moore, R.A. (1831-1895)
Servoz, near Chamounix; Collecting Pine Timber
signed, inscribed and dated 'Servoz in Savoy/H. Moore 1855' and indistinctly inscribed '2. Near Chamounix ...' on an old label on the reverse; oil on canvas
12 x 21 5/8in. (30.5 x 54.9cm.)
Servoz, near Chamounix; Collecting Pine Timber
signed, inscribed and dated 'Servoz in Savoy/H. Moore 1855' and indistinctly inscribed '2. Near Chamounix ...' on an old label on the reverse; oil on canvas
12 x 21 5/8in. (30.5 x 54.9cm.)
Literature
Art Journal, 1856, p.171
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, 1856, no.453