Lot Essay
Clearly inspired by Henry Nelson O'Neil's Eastward Ho! August 1857, this carefully composed painting also alludes to the artist's own travels, particularly in Turkey and later to Montevideo where he died.
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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN (LOTS 163 & 164).
GEORGE E. TUSON (BRITISH, C. 1820-1880)
The Embarkation
Details
GEORGE E. TUSON (BRITISH, C. 1820-1880)
The Embarkation
signed and dated 'G.E. Tuson./1864-5.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
56 ¼ x 43 ¼ in. (143 x 110 cm.)
The Embarkation
signed and dated 'G.E. Tuson./1864-5.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
56 ¼ x 43 ¼ in. (143 x 110 cm.)
Provenance
with Roy Miles Fine Painting, London.
Literature
Apollo, July 1979, p. 72.
Connoisseur, August 1979, p. 236.
Connoisseur, August 1979, p. 236.
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