Vente aux enchères en direct 7435British Works on Paper
John Varley, O.W.S. (1778-1842)
Lot 21

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

Knaresborough Castle, Yorkshire

Fermé21 November 2007

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John Varley, O.W.S. (1778-1842)
Knaresborough Castle, Yorkshire
signed and dated 'J. Varley/1816' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour, on oatmeal paper
11 1/8 x 14 3/8 in. (28.3 x 36.6 cm.)

with Leverton and Sons, Norwich.
with Spink, London.

Note du spécialiste

Varley painted an earlier version of the present watercolour from the same view-point during his 1803 tour of Yorkshire and Northumberland, which was in the L.G. Duke Collection (see I. Williams, Early English Watercolours, London, 1970, p. 225, pl. 360). This tour, in addition to his travels in North Wales, provided Varley with a great deal of material for his subsequent career. The soft grey palate used in this and the earlier version is reminiscent of Thomas Girtin, who influenced the young artist during this period when they were both attending the sketching evenings at Dr Thomas Monro's Academy.