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JOSEPH WRIGHT OF DERBY, A.R.A. (DERBY 1734-1797)

Lot 65
25.01.2023 10:00UTC -05:00
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ID 887531
Lot 65 | JOSEPH WRIGHT OF DERBY, A.R.A. (DERBY 1734-1797)
Estimate value
$ 200 000 – 300 000
JOSEPH WRIGHT OF DERBY, A.R.A. (DERBY 1734-1797)

A grotto in the Gulf of Salerno, with the figure of Julia

oil on canvas

15 7/8 x 20 1/8 in. (40.3 x 51.1 cm.)





Provenance

(Probably) Sir Richard Arkwright (1732-1792), Willersley Castle, by descent with the house to his son,

Richard Arkwright (1755-1843), by descent to his third son,

Peter Arkwright (1784-1866), by descent to his son,

Frederick Arkwright (1806-1874), by descent to his son,

Frederick Charles Arkwright (1853-1923), (probably) by descent to his son,

Richard Alleyne Arkwright (1884-1965), Willersley Castle, until 1927.

Cyril Plant (1910-1986), by whose heirs sold,

[The Property of a Gentleman]; Christie's, London, 14 July 1989, lot 56, where acquired by the present owner.



Literature

B. Nicolson, Joseph Wright of Derby: Painter of Light, I, London and New York, 1968, pp. 83, 88, 169, 258, no. 283; II, p. 134, pl. 216.

J. Egerton, Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797), exhibition catalogue, London, Paris and New York, 1990, p. 102, under no. 59.



Exhibited

Derby, Derby Corporation of Art Gallery, Joseph Wright Collection, 1883, no. 85, (lent by F.C. Arkwright).



Special Notice


This lot is offered without reserve.
Artist:Joseph Wright (1734 - 1797)
Applied technique:Oil on canvas
Genre:Marine art
Place of origin:Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom
Auction house category:Paintings
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