Meeting of Conway and Llugwy Rivers, North Wales
26.67 cms x 94.18 cms (10.5 ins x 10.5 ins)
Signed lower right
Lot offered for sale by A.H.Wilkens, Toronto at the auction event "April 25th Antique Estate Auction" held on Tue, Apr 25, 2017.
Lot 194
Lot 194
Estimate: CAD $100 - $200
Realised: CAD $140
Realised: CAD $140
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
CHARLES EDWARD WRENSHALL (British, 1837-1928)
Meeting of Conway and Llugwy Rivers, North Wales
Watercolour
Signed lower right
Size: 10.5 x 14.6 in (sight) (26.67 x 37.08 cm)
Mr. and Mrs. T.L. Wickett to label verso
Kingston, later part of Queen's University.
Wrenshall exhibited watercolour landscapes in many places, including Kingston, Chicago, and in 1891, Liverpool, Owen Sound, and Toronto. He moved to Owen Sound, Ontario, in 1905 and later moved to Toronto in 1910, where he continued to paint and exhibit until he lost his sight.
He was a member of the Royal Society of Water Colour Painters in Liverpool, England, and was a friend and contemporary of Daniel Fowler.
Examined out of frame: paper is laid down
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with A.H.Wilkens auction house for permission to use.