Old Masters, British & European Paintings - Day 1 - 11th August 2021
Lot 402
Richard Wilson RA (Welsh 1714-1782)
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £350
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Description
Richard Wilson RA (Welsh 1714-1782)
Study of a rocky landscape with a building
Signed indistinctly (lower right)
Pencil
16.9 x 21.2cm; 6¾ x 8¼in
Provenance:
Dr Carl Robert Rudolf (1884-1974) (Lugt 2811b) (according to label written by Edward Croft-Murray);
From the collection of Edward Croft-Murray (1907-1980)
Edward Croft-Murray believed this to be a study for The White Monk, one of Richard Wilson's most famous and popular paintings, which he repeated on a number of occasions.