SAMUEL JACKSON, A.O.W.S. (BRISTOL 1794-1869)
Lot 86

SAMUEL JACKSON, A.O.W.S. (BRISTOL 1794-1869)

The Avon Gorge from Clifton, Bristol

Closed24 March 2022

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GBP 3,024

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SAMUEL JACKSON, A.O.W.S. (BRISTOL 1794-1869)
The Avon Gorge from Clifton, Bristol
inscribed 'Clifton at Bristol' (on an old mount, according to an old label)
pencil and watercolour heightened with gum arabic and with scratching out on paper
6 7⁄8 x 9 in. (17.5 x 22.8 cm.)

Specialist note

Taken from the relatively newly-incorporated Bristol suburb of Clifton, this watercolur offers a dramatic view of the Avon Gorge from the edge of the city. The cliff known as 'Sea Walls' is on the right, and in the distance is the Gothick tower of the 17th Century Cook's Folly.