Fisherfolk at low tide, Normandy

Details

Richard Parkes Bonington (1802-1828)
Fisherfolk at low tide, Normandy
pencil and brown wash
5 3/8 x 8¼ in. (13.5 x 21 cm.)

Provenance

J. P. Bryce Esq; Christie's, London, 20 June 1876, lot 74, where purchased by Dr. John Percy (L. 1504)
Phillips, London, 20 November 1978, lot 73, where purchased by David and Beryl Harris.

Special notice

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Sale room notice

Please note this watercolour was possibly sold in the Dr. John Percy Sale; Christie's, London, 15 April 1890, as lot 104.

Lot Essay

The present drawing was executed at Dunkerque in 1824. There is a related study for the figure furthest to the left in a dismantled sketchbook in the Biblioteque Nationale, Paris. There are other similar studies of buildings and high dunes, characteristic of Dunkerque, amongst the group of drawings in Paris.

We are grateful to Patrick Noon for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.

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