Caudebec-en-Caux, Normandy, France

Details

William Callow, R.W.S. (1812-1908)
Caudebec-en-Caux, Normandy, France
signed and dated 'W. Callow 1833' (lower right on a log), and with a further inscription 'view of Caudebec /on the Rhine' (on the mount)
pencil and watercolour with scratching out
6 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (17.5 x 25 cm.)

Provenance

with The Fine Art Society, London, 1966.

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Lot Essay

Callow executed this sketch at a time when he was inspired by the work of fellow artist, Thomas Shotter Boys, N.W.S. (1803-1874). In 1833 the two artists were sharing a studio in the rue de Bouloy (for a note on Boys at this time see lot 88). Callow recalls in his diary of 1832 'thanks to Boys, I became more diligent in making sketches both in pencil and water colours, and many a happy day I spent in making short excursions to Versailles, St Cloud, and Montmartre.'. This present watercolour shows Callow's technical ability both in the draughtsmanship and in the fluid handling of the watercolour.

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