Live Auction 29281TDCR-492 With 202 lot
Christie’s roundel
Lot 292

William Turner of Oxford, O.W.S. (Blackbourton 1782-1862 Oxford)

Two landscapes, one with a church spire seen across a meadow, traditionally identified as Christ Church, Oxford

Closed31 August 2025

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GBP 1,000–1,500

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William Turner of Oxford, O.W.S. (Blackbourton 1782-1862 Oxford)
Two landscapes, one with a church spire seen across a meadow, traditionally identified as Christ Church, Oxford
one pencil, the other pencil heightened with white on buff paper
7 ¾ x 14 ¾ in. (19.7 x 37.5 cm.); and smaller

The Clonterbrook Collection.
with John Baskett, London.

Specialist note

After training under John Varley, Turner returned to Oxford in 1811 and set up as a teacher. Devoted to the 'city of dreaming spires', he executed many drawings of Oxford, although he was a prolific artist and his subjects range from the Isle of Wight to the Isle of Skye.