Live Auction 7893Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours
John Varley, O.W.S. (London 1778-1842)
Lot 242

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

On the Thames, possibly at Hammersmith

Closed6 December 2012

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GBP 6,000

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John Varley, O.W.S. (London 1778-1842)
On the Thames, possibly at Hammersmith
pencil and watercolour, fragmentary watermark 'JW[HATMAN]'
7¾ x 11 in. (19.7 x 27.9 cm.)

Guy Harvey-Samuel.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 18 March 1982, lot 96.
Monsieur and Madame Gérald Bauer; Christie's, London, 22 January 2003, lot 22, where purchased by the present owner.

Specialist note

The present watercolour is similar in style to Sullivan's Boat House at Vauxhall Bridge by Varley, signed and dated 1830, measuring 8½ x 10¼ in., sold at Sotheby's, London, on 29 November 1973, lot 62.