View down a valley towards distant buildings, trees in the foreground

細節

Paul Sandby, R.A. (1730-1809)
View down a valley towards distant buildings, trees in the foreground
pen and grey ink and watercolour
6 x 7¼ in. (15.2 x 18.4 cm.)

來源

with Agnew's, London.

出版

G. Bauer, Le Siècle d'Or de l'Aquarelle Anglaise, Anthèse, 1998, p. 39, pl. 32, illustrated in colour.
W. Hauptman, L'Âge d'Or de l'Aquarelle Anglaise 1770-1900, Lausanne, 1999, p. 43, no. 5, illustrated in colour.

展覽

London, Agnew's, 117th Annual Exhibition of Watercolours and Drawings, 1990, no. 15, illustrated.
Lausanne, Fondation de l'Hermitage, L'Âge d'Or de l'Aquarelle Anglaise 1770-1900, 22 January - 24 May 1999, no. 5.

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拍品專文

Although Sandby was a great topographer he was also inspired by the continental masters and painted many capriccio views from his imagination influenced by their Italianate landscapes. In this watercolour he experiments with a rugged foreground object and the recession towards a distant town.