Porte Saint Denis, Paris

Details

David Cox, Sen., O.W.S. (1783-1859)
Porte Saint Denis, Paris
inscribed 'Porte St Denis Paris' (on the reverse)
pencil and watercolour
12¼ x 8¾ in. (31.5 x 22 cm.)

Provenance

H.S. Reitlinger, 1975.
with Spink-Leger, London.

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Lot Essay

The present watercolour was executed on the first of Cox's two trips to France in 1829. The unfinished state of this work allows an insight into how Cox builds up his watercolours after initial workings on the composition in pencil.

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