13th Nov, 2021 9:30 GMT/BST
British, European & Sporting Art
1037
George Lambert (1700-1765)
Italianate River Landscape (c.1755)
Oil on canvas, 31cm by 38.5cm
Private Collection, UK
Hogarth's close friend George Lambert was a founding member and later chairman of The Society of Artists, estbalished in 1760 - one of Britian's first professional artist associations and an important forerunner of The Royal Academy. Though now lwss known than his younger contemporary Richard Wilson, Lambert too is considered, in Luke Herrmann's words "One of the pioneers of landscape painting in Britian...and one of the first British - born painters of 'natural' landscape". As with Wilson, his work was often influenced by the Classical landscapes of 17th century French artists such as Claude Lorrain or Gaspard Dughet - whether in depictions of Britain or, as here, in a pastoral vision of Italy.
Literature: Luke, Hermann, British Landscape Paining of the 18th century, Faber and Faber, London, 1973 p.20-23
Sold for £1,200
Estimated at £1,000 - £2,000
In restored condition, relines, cleaned, and revarnished. Some general strengthening to the near foreground. Three tiny areas of infilling within the lower parts of the trees on the right-hand side. Each is no more than 0.5 cm in length or across. Small amount of very fine retouches to the ripples of water between the standing goat and recumbent cow. Small and fine amount of retouching and infilling towards the upper left corner. Delicate patch of essentially vertical infilling within the upper right-hand side reaches of the left-hand side tree approximately 2 cm overall. Some general delicate infilling to old craquelure throughout and minimal flaking some of which is discoloured and evident with the eye. Surface dirt and discoloured varnish in a broadly good and stable state of preservation otherwise.
Auction: British, European & Sporting Art, 13th Nov, 2021
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