Lot Essay
Varley first started painting Irish views in 1812. A similar watercolour but smaller in size by Varley of Ross Castle was sold in these Rooms, 11 July 1995, lot 53 (#2,200).
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
John Varley, O.W.S. (1778-1842)
Details
John Varley, O.W.S. (1778-1842)
Figures with a Dog on the Banks of Lake Killarney, Ross Castle beyond signed 'J. VARLEY'; pencil and watercolour heightened with gum arabic and with scratching out
20½ x 28¾in. (522 x 732mm.)
Figures with a Dog on the Banks of Lake Killarney, Ross Castle beyond signed 'J. VARLEY'; pencil and watercolour heightened with gum arabic and with scratching out
20½ x 28¾in. (522 x 732mm.)
Provenance
With Robert Dunthorne.
Irene Judd.
Irene Judd.