Lot Essay
The present watercolour is similar in style to Sullivan's Boat House at Vauxhall Bridge by Varley, signed and dated 1830, measuring 8½ x 10¼ in., sold at Sotheby's, London, on 29 November 1973, lot 62.
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On the Thames, possibly at Hammersmith
Details
John Varley, O.W.S. (London 1778-1842)
On the Thames, possibly at Hammersmith
pencil and watercolour, fragmentary watermark 'JW[HATMAN]'
7¾ x 11 in. (19.7 x 27.9 cm.)
On the Thames, possibly at Hammersmith
pencil and watercolour, fragmentary watermark 'JW[HATMAN]'
7¾ x 11 in. (19.7 x 27.9 cm.)
Provenance
Guy Harvey-Samuel.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 18 March 1982, lot 96.
Monsieur and Madame Gérald Bauer; Christie's, London, 22 January 2003, lot 22, where purchased by the present owner.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 18 March 1982, lot 96.
Monsieur and Madame Gérald Bauer; Christie's, London, 22 January 2003, lot 22, where purchased by the present owner.
Literature
G. Bauer, L'Age d'Or de l'Aquarelle Anglaise 1770-1900, Lausanne, 1999, p. 95, no. 47, illustrated in colour.
Exhibited
Lausanne, Fondation de l'Hermitage, L'Age d'Or de l'Aquarelle Anglaise 1770-1900, 22 January - 24 May 1999, no. 47.