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Property from the Estate of Thomas T. Solley Lots 113-128 Thomas Solley was a notable collector of fine art with a keen eye for beauty and quality. For over forty years Mr. Solley sought out artworks that reflected his immaculate taste. As the former Director of the Indiana University Art Museum, 1971 to 1985, he contributed greatly to that collection as well as other prominent museums in the United States such as the Toledo Art Museum and the Yale University Art Gallery.

John Varley, O.W.S. (1778-1842)

London from Greenwich Observatory

Details

John Varley, O.W.S. (1778-1842)
London from Greenwich Observatory
pencil and watercolour
4 7/8 x 6 5/8 in. (12.4 x 16.4 cm.)

Provenance

with Leger Gallery, 1952.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 12 April 1994, lot 99.
with Spink, London.

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Lot Essay

Varley exhibited watercolours entitled London, from Greenwich and London, from Greenwich Park at the Old Water Colour Society annual exhibitions in 1823 and 1824, nos. 72 and 236 respectively.

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