Lord Byron's Palace
50.8 cms x 76.8 cms (20 ins x 30.2 ins)
Each titled in pencil to the stretcher, the second indistinctly
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "International Art Auction" held on Thu, Jun 14, 2018.
Lot 332
Lot 332
Estimate: CAD $4,000 - $6,000
Realised: CAD $2,400
Realised: CAD $2,400
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto
Notes:
Lord Byron lived in Venice from 1816-1819, and was enraptured by it. The city was, he wrote, 'the greenest island of my imagination', a place that had soon established itself as his 'head, or rather my heart, quarters'. His extended stay in the city was marked by spirited physicality - from four hour swims from the Lido to San Marco and up the Grand Canal, to myriad trysts and sexual liaisons. From 1818, he lived at the Palazzo Moncenigo, accompanied by 14 servants, two monkeys, a fox, and two mastiffs; it's here that he composed the first songs of his masterwork, Don Juan. William Meadows here captures the poet's home with the romance and bleary eyed sociality of its occupant: lit by the morning sun, the city is coming alive after a long, hectic night.
Private Collection, Toronto
Notes:
Lord Byron lived in Venice from 1816-1819, and was enraptured by it. The city was, he wrote, 'the greenest island of my imagination', a place that had soon established itself as his 'head, or rather my heart, quarters'. His extended stay in the city was marked by spirited physicality - from four hour swims from the Lido to San Marco and up the Grand Canal, to myriad trysts and sexual liaisons. From 1818, he lived at the Palazzo Moncenigo, accompanied by 14 servants, two monkeys, a fox, and two mastiffs; it's here that he composed the first songs of his masterwork, Don Juan. William Meadows here captures the poet's home with the romance and bleary eyed sociality of its occupant: lit by the morning sun, the city is coming alive after a long, hectic night.
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 Waddington's auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.