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The Spring Offering of Fine & Decorative Arts

Sat, May 17, 2014 10:00AM EDT - Sun, May 18, 2014 10:00AM EDT
Lot 181

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

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(British, 1775?1851) The Junction of the Severn and the Wye, from [Liber Studiorum] and engraved and published by Turner himself, 1811, signed bottom center in plate "Drawn, Etched & Engraved by J.M.W. Turner Esqr. R.A.", etching, aquatint and mezzotint on laid paper with no visible watermark, 7-7/8 x 11-3/8 in. (plate), 11-1/4 x 16-1/4 in. (page); wood frame, hinged in at top, toning, handling grime; frame with abrasions. Notes: Exhibited: Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado, [History of Printmaking] November 6, 1974- January 12, 1975 (label verso). Provenance: Collector's stamps verso James Reiss, British, 1812-1899 (Lugt 1522); Margaret F. Everit, Newark, New Jersey, circa 1921 (Lugt. 1871); Professor Paul Grigaut, Michigan; Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hays; A Private Massachusetts Collection

Condition

hinged in at top, toning, handling grime; frame with abrasions

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