Live Auction 22308Remastered: Old Masters from the Collection of J.E. Safra - Selling Without Reserve
PAUL SANDBY, R.A. (NOTTINGHAM 1731-1809 LONDON)
Lot 9

PAUL SANDBY, R.A. (NOTTINGHAM 1731-1809 LONDON)

Figures by a waterfall, with a castle and a river estuary beyond

Closed6 July 2023

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GBP 11,340

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PAUL SANDBY, R.A. (NOTTINGHAM 1731-1809 LONDON)
Figures by a waterfall, with a castle and a river estuary beyond
pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour on paper
26 1/8 x 36 in. (66.3 x 92.1 cm.)

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 30 November 2000, lot 235, when acquired by the present owner.

Specialist note

This large drawing appears to be a capriccio, suggesting a date in the 1790s, when Sandby was experimenting with constructed, idealised compositions. The castle to the right recalls Harlech Castle, a subject Sandby depicted many times. Sandby's capriccios often include a prominent tree in the foreground as a framing device, as seen here.