Lot 45
45
William Henry Hunt, O.W.S. (1790-1864)
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William Henry Hunt, O.W.S. (1790-1864)

Distant shipping beneath stormy skies

Details
William Henry Hunt, O.W.S. (1790-1864)
Distant shipping beneath stormy skies
signed 'W.HUNT' (lower left)
blue and grey wash
3 5/8 x 5 in. (9.2 x 12.7 cm.)
Provenance
Sir John Witt (L. 646a).
with Agnew's, London.
Literature
W. Hauptman, L'Âge d'Or de l'Aquarelle Anglaise 1770-1900, Lausanne, 1999, p. 133, no. 80, illustrated in colour.
Exhibited
Lausanne, Fondation de l'Hermitage, L'Âge d'Or de l'Aquarelle Anglaise 1770-1900, 22 January - 24 May 1999, no. 80.
Special notice
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Sale room notice
Please note that this watercolour is illustrated larger than actual size in the catalogue.

Lot Essay

This watercolour is similar in technique, especially in 'skying', to another watercolour formerly in the collection of Sir John and Lady Witt, Sunset off Hastings beach, see J. Witt, William Henry Hunt (1790-1864), Life and Work, with a Catalogue, London, 1982, no. 215, pl. 88. It was dated to circa 1830.

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