Medieval Twilight

Details

Professor Sir Albert E. Richardson, P.R.A. (London 1880-1964 Bedfordshire)
Medieval Twilight
pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour, on paper
26 x 16 3/8 in. (66.2 x 41.6 cm.)

Literature

S. Houfe, loc. cit.

Exhibited

Luton, Luton Museum and Art Gallery, The Watercolours of Sir Albert Richardson, April 1963, no. 126.

Special notice

Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

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Lot Essay

The single spire in this Medieval fantasy is reminiscent of the iconic spire in Our Lady's Cathedral, Antwerp.

We are grateful to John Harris and Charles Hind for their assistance with cataloguing the group of architectural fantasies.

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