Lot 56: Figures striving to pull ashore a storm-tossed ship; and A sublime landscape

Name: Figures striving to pull ashore a storm-tossed ship; and A sublime landscape
Brand: Christie's
SKU: xnh22hkz6y

Est: £1,000 GBP - £1,500 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomNovember 21, 2007

Item Overview

Description

Raphael Lamar West (1769-1850)
Figures striving to pull ashore a storm-tossed ship; and A sublime landscape
(1) red chalk, (2) charcoal, pen and grey ink, grey wash, both unframed
10 x 15 5/8 in. (25.4 x 39.7 cm.); and 6 x 9 in, (15.3 x 22.8 cm.) (2)

Artist or Maker

Raphael Lamar West

Provenance

The artist's family, and by descent to
Mrs P. Howard; Sotheby's, London, 22 March 1979, parts of lots 25 and 18, where purchased by the present owner, the latter as by Benjamin West.

Notes

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.
A drawing similar to the shore scene in the present lot, Beaching a Boat after Shipwreck by Raphael Lamar West, was sold in these Rooms, 14 March 1967, part of lot 53.

Auction Details

British Works on Paper

Christie's

November 21, 2007, 12:00 AM EST

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK

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