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THOMAS GIRTIN (LONDON 1775-1802)

Lot 4
06.07.2023 14:30UTC +00:00
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ID 990595
Lot 4 | THOMAS GIRTIN (LONDON 1775-1802)
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 20 000
THOMAS GIRTIN (LONDON 1775-1802)

Dryburgh Abbey, Berwickshire: The South Transept from the Cloister

pencil and watercolour on paper

8 x 6 3/8 in. (20.5 x 16.2 cm.)





Provenance

Charles Plumptre Johnson; Sotheby's, London, 22 April 1942, lot 59, where acquired by the following,

Sabina Girtin, and by descent to

Tom Girtin.

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 14 July 1994, lot 103, when acquired by the present owner.



Literature

T. Girtin and D. Loshak, The Art of Thomas Girtin, 1954, no. 193.

A. Bury, The Girtin Collection at the Royal Academy Diploma Gallery', Old Water-Colour Society’s Club Annual Volume, vol. 37, 1962, pp. 48–50, pl. 21.

G. Smith, Thomas Girtin, online edition, no. TG1121.



Exhibited

London, Thos Agnews & Sons, Loan Exhibition of Water-colour Drawings by Thomas Girtin 1953, no. 47.

Sheffield, Graves Art Gallery, Early Water Colours from the Collection of Thomas Girtin Junior, 1953, no. 45.

Leeds, City Art Gallery, Early English Water Colours, 1958, no. 43.

London, Royal Academy, The Girtin Collection: Watercolours by Thomas Girtin and Other Masters, 1962, no. 133.



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This lot is offered without reserve. This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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