Lot 99
  • 99

William Callow, R.W.S.

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • William Callow, R.W.S.
  • A Gondola on the Grand Canal, Venice
  • Watercolor over pencil;
    signed lower right: William Callow 1866

Provenance

Sale, London, Sotheby's 26 March, 1975, lot 250;
with Agnew's, London;
with Galerie de Cadre, Paris
sale, London, Christie's, 8 July 1997, lot 74,
where acquired by Bernadette and William M.B. Berger, Denver, Colorado

Exhibited

Probably, London, Society of Painters in Water-colours, Summer 1866 (as Venice, looking up the Grand Canal)

Condition

This large watercolour is in very fine condition. The colours are extremely well preserved. There is a very minor mount stain at the extreme edges of the sheet. This can only be seen on very close inspection.
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