Live Auction 5472Old Master, 19th Century & British Drawings & Watercolours
John Varley, O.W.S. (London 1778-1842)
Lot 1220

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

Windsor Castle from the Thames

Closed9 December 2010

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GBP 1,125

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John Varley, O.W.S. (London 1778-1842)
Windsor Castle from the Thames
signed and dated 'J. Varley 1835' (lower right, partially overmounted)
pencil and watercolour with scratching out
10 5/8 x 7 7/8 in. (14.3 x 20.0 cm.)

with Spink and Son, London, by 1972.
Mrs Elizabeth Eames, Hemel Hempstead, 1972 - 1993, from whom purchased by the present owner.

Specialist note

Throughout his career John Varley's work was often based on scenes in Wales, the North, Killarney and the Thames. The current watercolour was painted in 1835, shortly before Varley turned away from the topographical landscapes at which he was so adept, to concentrate almost exclusively on paintings that were more abstract and experimental.