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Thomas Girtin
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- Thomas Girtin
- Seven works from Twenty Views of Paris
- etchings with aquatint
- largest: 26.5 by 49.5cm., 10½ by 19½in.
comprising The City Theatre, Pont-Neuf, Conciergerie Prison; View of the City with The Louvre etc; View of the Thuilleries and Bridge; View of the Louvre and Bridge of the Thuilleries; View of the Palace and Village of Choisi; The Waterworks at Marli; View from Palace Terrace at St Germain en Laye
Provenance
Thomas Agnew & Sons, London
Condition
The works appear in sound condition overall. Each cockle slightly and have discoloured about the edges. Some bear signs of foxing, more pronounced in some than others.
Three measure 18.5 by 47cm.
Two measure 21 by 46.5cm.
One measures 22 by 48cm.
Held under glass in matching wood frames and cream mounts, discoloured; unexamined out of frames.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Thomas Girtin visited Paris in the autumn of 1801, after the Peace of Amiens. The work he did there marks the final achievement of his short life. He was already suffering from ill health when he left England, and he wrote in a letter to his brother how he was constricted to sketching from the shelter of a carriage which he had hired to take him around the city.
He made a series of sketches of famous buildings in and around Paris and from these, on his return to London in May 1802, he etched the series of twenty plates which were subsequently aquatinted by F. C. Lewis and others, and printed in sepia. They give a vivid account of Girtin's romantic and panoramic approach to the landscape, which occupied the art of his latter years.
Details of the original drawing can be found in The Art of Thomas Girtin, Girtin & Loshak, London, 1954.
He made a series of sketches of famous buildings in and around Paris and from these, on his return to London in May 1802, he etched the series of twenty plates which were subsequently aquatinted by F. C. Lewis and others, and printed in sepia. They give a vivid account of Girtin's romantic and panoramic approach to the landscape, which occupied the art of his latter years.
Details of the original drawing can be found in The Art of Thomas Girtin, Girtin & Loshak, London, 1954.