John Richard Coke Smyth (1808-1882) - Entrance to Toronto

Entrance to Toronto

watercolour on wove paper with bodycolour
Lot offered for sale by A.H.Wilkens, Toronto at the auction event "NOVEMBER 1st CANADIAN FINE ART AUCTION" held on Tue, Nov 1, 2022.
Lot 2023
Estimate: CAD $800 - $1,200
Realised: CAD $1,400

Lot description - from the online catalogue*


JOHN RICHARD COKE SMYTH (British, 1808-1882)

Entrance to Toronto

Watercolour on wove paper with bodycolour

Size: 15 x 23.25 in. (sight)

Entrance to Toronto is one of 22 plates in the publication "Sketches in the Canadas," first printed by Thomas McLean, London, 1842

Provenance: Sale of Sotheby & Co. Canada, Ltd., 27-29 October 1969
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with A.H.Wilkens auction house for permission to use.
Entrance to Toronto by artist John Richard Coke Smyth