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    Lot 310

    Carl Gustave Carus Leipzig 1789-1869 Dresden

    Tintern Abbey

    Price realised

    USD 18,750

    Estimate

    USD 20,000 - USD 30,000

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    Carl Gustave Carus Leipzig 1789-1869 Dresden
    Tintern Abbey
    oil on canvas
    23½ x 35½ in. 61.5 x 91.5 cm.

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    Lot Essay

    Tintern Abbey was founded by Walter de Clare, Lord of Chepstow, on 9 May 1131. It was the first Cistercian foundation in Wales, and only the second in all of Britain. Now a magnificent ruin, Tintern Abbey has inspired a number of artistic creations, among them Wadsworth's poem Lines composed a few miles above Tintern Abbey and several paintings by J.M.W. Turner, R.A.

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