A Venetian canal, with men unloading two gondolas

Details

James Holland, O.W.S. (1800-1870)
A Venetian canal, with men unloading two gondolas
signed and dated 'JAMES HOLLAND. 1836' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour with gum arabic, heightened with white and with scratching out
13 5/8 x 9½ in. (34.5 x 24.1 cm.)

Provenance

Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 18 March 1982, lot 50.

Literature

G. Bauer, Le Siècle d'Or de l'Aquarelle Anglaise, Anthèse, 1998, p. 115, pl. 151, illustrated in colour.
W. Hauptman, L'Âge d'Or de l'Aquarelle Anglaise 1770-1900, Lausanne, 1999, pp. 142-3, pl. 87, 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. 87.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium

Lot Essay

A watercolour of the same canal from the opposite direction was sold at Christie's, London, 1 October 1973, lot 157, as 'San Simeone Piccolo'. New research, however, has shown that both watercolours are capriccio views and do not depict San Simeone.

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