Old Masters Winter Edition, including Drawings & Watercolours from the Collection of a Connoisseur
Lots: 262
The Old Masters Winter Edition at Chiswick Auctions features an important private collection of drawings and watercolours from a renowned connoisseur.
The collection of predominantly English 18th and 19th century drawings and watercolours was formed over 60 years by a private collector who searched the art market from Bermondsey to Bond Street and the Marché aux Puces to Manhattan. This connoisseur was passionate about collecting watercolours, drawings and prints and he had an interesting and diverse eye. His collections were mostly kept at home carefully stored in boxes with occasional outings for appraisal and research. Each item was special to him and very few ever reached the open market.
Highlights from the collection include a previously unrecorded graphite study taken from life at Berne by Richard Parkes Bonington which has been verified by the leading expert Patrick Noon. As with the Cyril Fry sale, most of the lots are unframed but nearly all were beautifully mounted and stored carefully. Many of the lots are offered in folders that have been carefully constructed according to theme or artist. There are examples by William Henry Hunt, Edward Lear, Hercules Brabazon Brabazon, William Samuel Howitt, John Varley and Peter De Wint to name just a few artists. The sale offers a wonderful opportunity for collectors, new and seasoned to find works that have been treasured and beautifully preserved.
The family hope the sale will provide a memorial to a fanatical but much appreciated collector and aesthete.
Expertise and cataloguing for Drawings & Watercolours from the Collection of a Connoisseur was provided by Suzanne Zack, Consultant to Chiswick Auctions. For any enquiries regarding this part of the Old Masters Winter Edition, please contact Suzanne at suzanne.zack@chiswickauctions.co.uk
Lot 4 - ATTRIBUTED TO THE REV WILLIAM GILPIN (BRITISH 1724-1804)
Sold for £338
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 28 - ATTRIBUTED TO ROBERT ISAAC CRUIKSHANK (BRITISH 1789-1856)
Sold for £1,500
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 29 - ATTRIBUTED TO HENRY WILLIAM BUNBURY (BRITISH 1817-1891)
Sold for £2,500
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 34 - CIRCLE OF CLARKSON FREDERICK STANFIELD RA RBA (BRITISH 1793-1867)
Sold for £375
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 40 - ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM JAMES MULLER (BRITISH 1812-1845)
Sold for £300
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 49 - LOUISA ANNE, MARCHIONESS OF WATERFORD (née Stuart BRITISH 1818-1891)
Sold for £1,625
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 84 - ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES WIRGMAN Snr. (BRITISH 1832-1891)
Sold for £875
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 85 - CLAUDE ALLIN SHEPPERSON ARA, ARWS (BRITISH 1867-1921)
Sold for £125
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 94 - CIRCLE OF CHERUBINO ALBERTI (SANSEPULCHRO 1553-1615 ROME)
Sold for £5,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
