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Francois Louis Thomas Francia
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- Francois Louis Thomas Francia
- The Arch of a Bridge with a Man Netting Fish by a Sluice Gate
- signed l.c.: L Francia
- watercolour and pen and red/brown ink, heightened with bodycolour, stopping out and scratching out
- 18 by 12.5cm., 7 by 5in.
Provenance
Galerie de Bayser, Paris, 1982;
The Anthony Reed Gallery, London;
Lowell Libson, London, November 2006
The Anthony Reed Gallery, London;
Lowell Libson, London, November 2006
Exhibited
London, The Anthony Reed Gallery, 1985, no.46
Condition
This watercolour has been beautifully preserved and carefully presented. The composition remains balanced and the sheet is generally in good condition. The work has not been laid down.
For further information on this lot please contact Mark Griffith-Jones on 0207 293 5083 or mark.griffithjones@sothebys.com.
"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
Although Louis Francia was French, he moved to England as a boy and grew up in London. He began to exhibit watercolours at the Royal Academy in 1795 and in 1799 joined Thomas Girtin’s Sketching Society. In 1816 he returned to his native France, where he met and then tutored the young painter Richard Parkes Bonington.