Sunset

Details

William Wyld, N.W.S. (1806-1889)
Sunset
signed 'W.WYLD' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour heightened with gum arabic
6¾ x 10 in. (17.1 x 25.3 cm.)

Provenance

Art and Antiques, Basle.

Literature

G. Bauer, Le Siècle d'Or de l'Aquarelle Anglaise, Anthèse, 1998, p. 138, pl. 187, illustrated in colour.
W. Hauptman, L'Âge d'Or de l'Aquarelle Anglaise 1770-1900, Lausanne, 1999, p. 171, no. 111, illustrated in colour.

Exhibited

Basle, Art and Antiques, Annual Exhibition of English Paintings and Watercolours, November 1976.
Lausanne, Fondation de l'Hermitage, L'Âge d'Or de l'Aquarelle Anglaise 1770-1900, 22 January - 24 May 1999, no. 111.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium

Lot Essay

As Hauptman op. cit., points out, the present watercolour shows the influence of Turner, particularly in the luminosity of the background. Like Turner, Wyld has concentrated on the sunset as his subject, and the Claudian landscape, dark silhouetted figures and Arcadian buildings become secondary to the intense light.

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