11th Nov, 2023 9:30 GMT/BST
George Weatherill (1810-1890)
Whitby Harbour
Signed and dated 1867, watercolour heightened with white and scratching out, 33.5cm by 52cm
Sold for £3,800
Estimated at £700 - £1,000
Some general staining to the sheet with tempering to colour depth. Very scattered foxing spots mostly evident to the sky. Some slight overall reduction to colour depth. The sheet appears slightly concave in upper right hand corner. Otherwise in a fair to good state of preservation. Not examined out of the frame.
Auction: British, European & Sporting Art, 11th Nov, 2023
On the Kentish Downs by Algernon Cecil Newton is one of the highlights of the British, European and Sporting Art Sale on 11th November. On offer with an estimate of £8,000-12,000 (plus buyer’s premium), the picture is a fine example of Newton’s quiet yet poetic landscapes.
Further highlights include Eugene Galien-Laloue’s Paris, Winter Fruit Stalls of 1910, and “The Engagement Ring” by Arthur Claude Cooke, which was exhibited in the Royal Academy in 1901. Also of note in the sale is Lady Electra Being Led by a Groom by Lionel Edwards.
The sale will also include a Private Collection of works by Myles Birkett Foster and George Weatherill, and the last remaining paintings from the T.B. & R. Jordan Collection of Staithes Artists.
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Sunday 5 November - Friday 10 November 11am-4pm, and morning of sale from 8am.
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