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Peter de Wint, O.W.S. (Stone, Staffordshire 1784-1849 London)
Lot 120

Peter de Wint, O.W.S. (Stone, Staffordshire 1784-1849 London)

Study of a harvester resting with his scythe

Closed10 July 2012

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GBP 7,500

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Peter de Wint, O.W.S. (Stone, Staffordshire 1784-1849 London)
Study of a harvester resting with his scythe
pencil and watercolour on paper
5¾ x 7½ in. (14.5 x 19 cm.)

Harriet de Wint, the artist's wife.
Mrs H. Tatlock, the artist's daughter.
Miss H.H. Tatlock, the artist's granddaughter.
Miss Muriel Grace Bostock, her companion.
Sir Geoffrey Harmsworth, Bt.
Matthew Pryor; Sotheby's, London, 4 July 2002, lot 389.

Specialist note

The harvester in the present watercolour is clearly a from-life study, made with a brush over minimal pencil lines. Sketches of this kind were kept for use in larger landscape watercolours that would have been painted in the studio.

For a note on the provenance see lot 74. The present watercolour was subseqently in the collection of Sir Geoffrey Harmsworth, and then that of his friend Matthew Pryor, two avid collectors of works by de Wint.