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SAMUEL COLMAN | Sketching the Ruins of Tintern Abbey
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Samuel Colman
- Sketching the Ruins of Tintern Abbey
- signed S. Colman (lower center)
- oil on canvas
- 35 3/8 by 47 in.
- 89.9 by 119.4 cm
Provenance
James Pilgrim
Sale: Christie's, London, January 30, 1874, lot 26
Bourne (acquired at the above sale)
Private Collection (and sold, Sotheby's, London, November 30, 2000, lot 24, illustrated)
Sale: Christie's, New York, October 29, 2003, lot 76, illustrated
Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, London
Wally Findlay Galleries, New York
Acquired from the above
Sale: Christie's, London, January 30, 1874, lot 26
Bourne (acquired at the above sale)
Private Collection (and sold, Sotheby's, London, November 30, 2000, lot 24, illustrated)
Sale: Christie's, New York, October 29, 2003, lot 76, illustrated
Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, London
Wally Findlay Galleries, New York
Acquired from the above
Condition
Lined. The surface presents well. Isolated areas of stable craquelure are faintly visible in the brown pigments. Under UV: varnish fluoresces green unevenly. There are scattered, small retouches and some finely applied inpainting to address prior craquelure in the lower half of the composition and the foliage. More complex areas include a 3 inch wide area of brushy inpainting at lower left, a thin diagonal repair in the trees at center right, and an 'L' shaped area of older fluorescence at the right lower edge. There is an 'X' shaped repair at upper left in the foliage atop the abbey wall and scattered dashes of retouching in the sky.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The present work depicts the ruins of the twelfth century Tintern Abbey, the Gothic order of the medieval structure nearly overtaken by the unruly foliage of the Welsh countryside. A native of Bristol and exhibitor at the Bristol Institution, Samuel Colman was a Nonconformist who opposed the traditional ways of the Established Church, in particular the Catholic Church and the Church of England. Sketching the Ruins of Tintern Abbey was certainly influenced by Romanticism and notions of the sublime, demonstrating that the physical, earthly qualities of the prosperous Established Church, its wealth and strength, are fleeting and are no match for nature.