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Cornelius Varley
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Cornelius Varley
- Talsarnau, North Wales
- pen and brown ink and brown wash over pencil on wove paper. Together with Cornelius Varley, A Boat Ashore; Foliage Studies (verso), wash over pencil on wove paper, signed C Varley lower left. 2 works.
Provenance
The first: John Herbert Roberts, 1st Baron Clwyd (1877-1963)
Sir Bruce Ingram (L. 1405a)
Manning Galleries, London
David Galleries, New York
Acquired from the above, 1969
The second: Lowell Libson, London
Acquired from the above, 2005
Exhibited
The first: New York, Davis Gallery, Nineteenth-Century English Watercolors and Drawings, 1969, no. 47
Morgan 2001, no 63
Yale 2010, no. 49
The second: London, Lowell Libson, Cornelius Varley; The Art of Observation, June-July 2005, no. 74
Yale 2010, no. 116
Engraved:
The second: Lithographed by J. and C. Varley for Shipping, Fishing Boats and other Vessels, 1809
Literature
Denis Thomas and Ian Bennett, The Price Guide to English Watercolours, 1971, p. 307
Condition
The first Talsarnau, North Wales: The sheet has been carefully preserved and presented. The work has not been laid down but is hinged at two places at the upper sheet edge. There is surface dirt to the work, however this is predominately only at the sheet edges, concealed beneath the mount. The medium has remained very clear. The second: A Boat Ashore: The work has been carefully preserved and presented. The sheet has not been laid down but it is attached to the mount at the sheet edges. There are several minor creases in the upper left hand corner of the sheet and the lower right hand corner has been skillfully repaired. The sheet has discolored slightly and there is some minor surface dirt overall. The pigments have remained strong.
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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.
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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.