Lot 181
  • 181

Joseph Mallord William Turner, R.A.

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description

  • Joseph Mallord William Turner, R.A.
  • Lake Como, looking north to the village of Bellagio, Italy
  • Grey wash over pencil
  • 237 by 336 mm

Provenance

Major Clive Behrens (1871-1935);
by direct family descent to the present owner

Condition

The more delicate pigments have dropped back a little in this watercolours. This can only be seen by looking at the extreme edges of the sheet. The paper has darkened a little and there one or two minor foxmarks. The work is laid down.
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