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The letter
Details
GEORGE JOHN PINWELL, R.W.S. (1842-1875)
The letter
signed 'GJP/ 75' (lower left) and inscribed 'The Letter' (on the artists label on the reverse)
pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour and with scratching out on card
8 ¼ x 6 ¼ in. (21 x 16cm.)
The letter
signed 'GJP/ 75' (lower left) and inscribed 'The Letter' (on the artists label on the reverse)
pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour and with scratching out on card
8 ¼ x 6 ¼ in. (21 x 16cm.)
Provenance
The artist's sale (†); Christie's, London, 16 March 1876, lot 165 (12 gns to Marsden).
S.H. Lefevre.
S.H. Lefevre.
Literature
G. C. Williamson, George J. Pinwell and his works, London, 1900, pp. 25.
B. Coleman, The Best of British Arts & Crafts, Atglen, PA, 2004, p. 252.
B. Coleman, The Best of British Arts & Crafts, Atglen, PA, 2004, p. 252.
Exhibited
London, Deschamps Gallery, Exhibition of works by the late G.J. Pinwell, February-March 1876, no. 48.
Birmingham, Royal Society of Artists, March 1895, no. 449.
Birmingham, Royal Society of Artists, March 1895, no. 449.
