Shipwreck With Figures To The Rescue, June 11, 1859
17.75 cms (6.99 ins)
Signed and dated 'June 11th 1859' lower left
made in 1859
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "International Art" held on Thu, Nov 28, 2019.
Lot 309
Lot 309
Estimate: CAD $2,000 - $3,000
Realised: CAD $3,000
Realised: CAD $3,000
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
W. Scott & Sons, Montreal gallery label dated 1928, No. 818 verso;
The Estate of Lawrence Goode, Nottawa, ON
Notes:
From 1808 to 1816 Clarkson was a sailor in the merchant service and in earlier times he was in the Royal Navy. He also worked as a theatrical scene painter and creator of dioramas, sometimes working in collaboration with his friend David Roberts. From the 1830s he concentrated on easel paintings.
W. Scott & Sons, Montreal gallery label dated 1928, No. 818 verso;
The Estate of Lawrence Goode, Nottawa, ON
Notes:
From 1808 to 1816 Clarkson was a sailor in the merchant service and in earlier times he was in the Royal Navy. He also worked as a theatrical scene painter and creator of dioramas, sometimes working in collaboration with his friend David Roberts. From the 1830s he concentrated on easel paintings.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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