05-15-200905-16-2009
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2459Boston
May 15, 2009 04:00 PMCalender
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Alfred Wordsworth Thompson (American, 1840-1896) View of the Old Bruton Church, Williamsburg, Virginia

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$444$375
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2459Location: BostonDate / Time: May 15, 2009 4:00PM

Description:

Alfred Wordsworth Thompson (American, 1840-1896)

View of the Old Bruton Church, Williamsburg, Virginia
Unsigned, inscribed "original water-color by Wordsworth Thompson, for oil
painting now in the Metropolitan Museum, N.Y., from the artists portfolio" on the reverse.
Watercolor with graphite and whiting on blue/gray paper, sight size 8 3/4 x 12 in. (22.2 x 30.5 cm),framed.
Condition: Hinged/adhered at top edge, toning/mat burn, creases c.r.

N.B. Thompson completed an oil on canvas composition titled Old Bruton Church, Williamsburg, Virginia, in the Time of Lord Dunmore, in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This watercolor, possibly a preliminary sketch, depicts the church from a different vantage point.

Estimate $700-900

Keywords

Old Bruton Church, Alfred Wordsworth Thompson, Williamsburg, Metropolitan Museum, oil painting, Virginia, Metropolitan Museum of Art, oil