Granary along the Thames
c1820. Watercolor and graphite on wove paper laid down to board, 7 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches (190 x 267 mm), the full sheet. Uniform toning and minor attenuation. A wonderful plein-air landscape, likely a preparatory painting for a larger planned work.
A scene reminiscent of Cotman and Constable, the image is of an industrial riverbank where goods were transferred from water to land, and vice versa. Moored along a jetty is a Thames Sailing Barge, identifiable by its iconic reddish-brown sprit sail. These flat-bottomed barges were perfectly adapted to the Thames Estuary, with its shallow waters and narrow tributary rivers.
Item number: 2425
Price: $450.00
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