Live Auction 1883The House Sale
Thomas Uwins (London 1782-1857 Staines, Middlesex)
Lot 1049 OLD MASTER & 19TH CENTURY DRAWINGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF JERROLD AND JACKIE ZIFF (LOTS 983-1062)

Thomas Uwins (London 1782-1857 Staines, Middlesex)

The Tarantella

Closed3 October 2007

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USD 375

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Thomas Uwins (London 1782-1857 Staines, Middlesex)
The Tarantella
signed 'Thos Uwins.'
graphite on paper
12 5/8 x 8 1/8 in. (320 x 206 mm.)

with Alister Mathews, Bournemouth, where acquired by the current owner, 1968.

Specialist note

The figures are related to those in an 1842 painting by Uwins, Italian mother teaching her child the Tarantella (London, Victoria and Albert Museum). The Tarantella is a southern Italian folk dance named after the town of Taranto. Uwins was in Italy from 1824-31.