Property from a British Private Collection
Francis Oliver Finch
Twlight
No reserve
Lot Closed
July 6, 05:02 PM GMT
Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a British Private Collection
Francis Oliver Finch
London 1802 - 1862
Twlight
Watercolour over pencil, heightened with stopping out and gum arabic;
inscribed by the artist on a label preserved on the reverse of the frame: No. ? / Twlight / 26 Tuck [?] 51 .... / Fitzroy Square
407 by 508 mm
With Robert Jennings, London;
sale, London, Sotheby's, 21 March 1989, unknown lot number,
where acquired by the parents of the present owner
sale, London, Sotheby's, 21 March 1989, unknown lot number,
where acquired by the parents of the present owner
Finch was a pupil of John Varley through whom he met - and was inspired by - William Blake. Described as 'a poetic landscapist', he had a dislike of 'mere portraits of places'.1
1. H. Mallalieu, The Dictionary of British Watercolour artists up to 1920, Woodbridge 2002, p. 247
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