Live Auction 11787Old Master & British Drawings
Francis Danby, A.R.A. (Wexford, Ireland 1793-1861 Exmouth, Devon)
Lot 111

Francis Danby, A.R.A. (Wexford, Ireland 1793-1861 Exmouth, Devon)

A wooded landscape at sunset

Closed5 July 2016

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GBP 11,250

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Francis Danby, A.R.A. (Wexford, Ireland 1793-1861 Exmouth, Devon)
A wooded landscape at sunset
oil on paper laid on canvas
6 7/8 x 10 in. (17.5 x 25.4 cm.)

with Agnew's, London.

Specialist note

It used to be thought that some of the paint has thinned to reveal an earlier view of Eagle’s Nest, Killarney. It is now generally accepted that Danby was seeking to convey the atmospheric effects of sun on clouds.