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Property from the Collection of the late Cyril and Shirley Fry

English School, circa 1690

Ivy and berries

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July 8, 01:27 PM GMT

Estimate

1,500 - 2,000 GBP

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Description

Property from the Collection of the late Cyril and Shirley Fry

English School, circa 1690

Ivy and berries


Watercolour and bodycolour on laid paper

202 by 296 mm


The unknown artist responsible for this sensitively observed still life clearly possessed much talent. Two other drawings of this type, comparable in composition and painterly technique, can be seen in the Britain Museum, London.1

1. E. Croft-Murray and P. Hulton, Catalogue of British Drawings in the British Museum, London 1960, pp. 88-89, pls. 43-44