Important British Watercolours

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Lot 164
  • 164

G. D. Ehret, A pair of Botanical watercolours, unframed, (2)

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • both watercolour and bodycolour heightened with gum arabic on laid paper  

Catalogue Note

Ehret returned to the subject of the Passion-Flower more than once during his career. In her book Ehret Flower Painter Extraordinary, published in 1977, Gerta Calmann illustrates a work, dated 1757, which relates to the composition of the first drawing of this pair.