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Henry Swinburne
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- Henry Swinburne
- The Aqua Marcia Aquaduct near Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome
- inscribed Aqua Marcia/ near S.M. Maggiore lower right
- watercolor over pencil with pen and ink on paper. Together with Robert Streatfield, Figures on a Rocky Beach, Boulogne; and Outlines of Rock Formations, Boulogne on the Reverse, dated 1844 in black ink lower right; inscribed the weak point [?] Boulogne on the reverse, watercolor over pencil; pencil on the reverse, and attributed to William Turner of Oxford, Two Boys in Smocks, watercolor over pencil heightened with white on card, and three further works by other hands. 6 works.
Provenance
The first: William Drummond, London
Acquired from the above, 1980
The second: William Drummond, London
Acquired from the above, 1977
The third: J.S. Maas & Co., London
Acquired from the above, 1971
Acquired from the above, 1980
The second: William Drummond, London
Acquired from the above, 1977
The third: J.S. Maas & Co., London
Acquired from the above, 1971
Exhibited
The first: London, William Drummond, The Covent Garden Gallery, Summer Exhibition, June-July, 1980, no. 127
Yale 2010, no. 99
The second: Yale 2010, no. 183
Condition
The first: Henry Swinburne, Aqua Marcia: The sheet has been very carefully preserved and presented. The sheet has not been laid down but is attached to the present mount at the sheet edges. The sheet has some minor creasing overall and the occasional scratch/scuff mark visible only on very close inspection. There is some damage to the extreme sheet edges which has been carefully restored. There maybe some very minor fading to the pigments overall but otherwise the pirgments in this work remain in very good condition. The second: Robert Streatfield, Figures on the Beach: This work has been carefully preserved and presented. The sheet is not laid down but it adhered to the current mount at the extreme sheet edges. There is some surface dirt overall to both sides of the work and there is some minor staining and fading to the pigments in the watercolour. On the reverse of the sheet there are the remains of four previous adhesive marks where a previous mount was adhered to the present sheet. The third: Attributed to William Turner of Oxford: The sheet has been carefully presented. The sheet has been hinged to the present mount in two places along the upper sheet edge. The sheet has minor staining and fading overall.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Please see page 138 for an additional illustration of this lot.