Live Auction 7435British Works on Paper
John Varley, O.W.S. (1778-1842)
Lot 156

John Varley, O.W.S. (1778-1842)

Coldharbour Lane, Brixton

Closed21 November 2007

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GBP 6,000

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John Varley, O.W.S. (1778-1842)
Coldharbour Lane, Brixton
signed and dated 'J. Varley/1817' (lower right) and inscribed 'Cold Harbour' (on the reverse)
pencil and watercolour
10½ x 14½ in. (26.7 x 36.9 cm.)

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 16 November 1982, lot 121.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 10 July 1984, lot 229.

Specialist note

This drawing is typical of a group of views of the then outskirts of London, executed between 1816 and 1817. Coldharbour Lane leads from Camberwell to Brixton in South London.