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John Varley, OWS, British 1778-1842- View of an Italianate landscape, with a town on a hilltop...
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John Varley, OWS,
British 1778-1842-
View of an Italianate landscape, with a town on a hilltop...
Starting Bid: £160
Estimate: £250 - £300
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Lot 133
Description
John Varley, OWS,
British 1778-1842-
View of an Italianate landscape, with a town on a hilltop in the distance;
watercolour heightened with scratching out on paper, 8.6 x 13.4 cm.
Provenance:
with Abbott & Holder, London.
Private Collection, UK (by descent).
Note:
Varley was a prolific watercolourist and a close friend of William Blake (1757-1827). He was an influential figure in the development of watercolour painting in Britain, as one of the founders of the 'Old Watercolour Society' in 1805, and also instructed a number of significant watercolourists in the generation to follow, including John Linnell (1792-1882), David Cox (1783-1859), Copley Fielding (1787-1855), and William Turner of Oxford (1789-1862).
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