Lot 178
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Tristram James Ellis (1844-1922)
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Tristram James Ellis (1844-1922)

Epping Forest, Walthamstow

Details
Tristram James Ellis (1844-1922)
Epping Forest, Walthamstow
signed with monogram (lower left) and inscribed 'No 6./...ber Epping Forest./Price £10.10.-/Tristram J. Ellis/25 Argyll Road/Kensington W.' (on the artist's label attached to the backboard)
pencil and watercolour with gum arabic, heightened with bodycolour
13 x 18¼ in. (33 x 46.4 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 24 November 1998, lot 189, where purchased by the present owner.
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Lot Essay

Having studied under Bonnat in Paris, Ellis travelled widely in Cyprus, Asia Minor, Egypt and the Middle East, painting what was to become the greater part of his work. Originally from London, he started his career as an engineer on the District and Metropolitan railway, and returned to his native city to paint subjects such as this, which is offered in a contemporary frame.

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