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Lot 185: After Richard Parkes Bonington

Est: $25,000 USD - $35,000 USDSold:
Christie'sNew York, NY, USJanuary 26, 2011

Item Overview

Description

After Richard Parkes Bonington
The Ducal Palace, Venice, with a religious procession
with signature and date 'Bonnington 1827' (lower right)
oil on canvas
45¼ x 64 5/8 in. (115 x 164.2 cm.)

Literature

P. Noon, Richard Parkes Bonington: the complete paintings, New Haven and London, 2008, pp. 292-6, no. 230.4, under 'copies'.

Provenance

Comte de Ganay, Paris.
Paul Mersch, New York; Drouot, Paris, 8 May 1908, lot 2.

Notes

PROPERTY FROM THE BALL STATE MUSEUM OF ART, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUND

This painting repeats the largest known composition by Bonington, which was exhibited at the British Institution in 1828 to rave reviews and is now in the Tate Gallery, London.

Auction Details

Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolors Part II

by
Christie's
January 26, 2011, 12:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US