A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
Property from the Collection of the late Cyril and Shirley Fry
Wooded hills descending to a valley near Lowther, Westmoreland
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July 7, 10:53 AM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Property from the Collection of the late Cyril and Shirley Fry
Peter De Wint, O.W.S.
Stone, Staffordshire 1784 - 1849 London
Wooded hills descending to a valley near Lowther, Westmoreland
watercolour over pencil, heightened with scratching out
446 by 560 mm.
Peter de Wint was one of the most original and influential watercolourists of the 19th century. Ranking alongside Constable for his fresh and fluent response to nature, Martin Hardie, the great authority on British Watercolours, described him as a marvellous technician, who was one of the few who could make colours sing.
The present work shows a view near to Lowther Castle - the seat of one of de Wint's principal patrons - William, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale (1787-1872). Dating to the late 1830s, with its grand-scale and bold compostion, it is a very strong example of his work.