JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER, R.A. (LONDON 1775-1851) AND THOMAS GIRTIN (LONDON 1775-1802)
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ID 1344907
Lot 223 | JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER, R.A. (LONDON 1775-1851) AND THOMAS GIRTIN (LONDON 1775-1802)
Estimate value
£ 12 000 – 18 000
The bridge at Avignon
pencil and watercolour, watermark 'J WHATMAN' on paper
8 7/8 x 14 5/8 in. (22.7 x 37.1 cm.)
Provenance
Probably Dr Thomas Monro (1759–1833); his posthumous sale; Christie's, London, 27 June 1833, lot 108 as 'The bridge at Civignon by Turner [with three others] (sold 8 gns to F. Moon).
Thomas Crosse; Christie's, London, 3 June 1852, lot 147, as by Joseph Mallord William Turner (sold 9 gns).
Mrs Ashton.
Probably R. Freeland, by 1857.
Miss K. C. Lupton, Leeds, by 1954, by whom given to
Mrs Abele.
with Agnew's, London, by 1973, from where acquired by the present owner.
Literature
W. Armstrong, Turner, 1902, p. 241 (as by Joseph Mallord William Turner).
G. Smith, Thomas Girtin (1775–1802): An Online Catalogue..., online, accessed 2024, no. TG0991.
Exhibited
Manchester, Art Treasures, 1857, no. 322 (lent by R. Freeland).
London, Agnew's, 100th Annual Exhibition of Watercolours & Drawings, 15 January - 16 February 1973, no. 70, as by Joseph Mallord William Turner.
London, Agnew's, 1976, no. 13 as by Joseph Mallord William Turner.
London, Agnew's, 1982, no. 98 as by Joseph Mallord William Turner.
| Artist: | Thomas Girtin (1775 - 1802) Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775 - 1851) |
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| Applied technique: | Pencil, Painted, Watercolor |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Artist: | Thomas Girtin (1775 - 1802) Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775 - 1851) |
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| Applied technique: | Pencil, Painted, Watercolor |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
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