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Adam Buck — An Elegant Couple Admiring Lely’s Venus
Adam Buck

An Elegant Couple Admiring Lely’s Venus

An elegant watercolor depicting a fashionable couple admiring a Venus painting, likely referencing Peter Lely's famous work. The piece captures refined taste and courtly sensibilities through delicate draftsmanship.

Medium
Watercolor heightened with white over black chalk;

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Old Master and British Works on Paper

January 18, 2023

Estimate: $5,000$7,000

Lot 247

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Adam Buck, An Elegant Couple Admiring Lely’s Venus

An elegant watercolor depicting a fashionable couple admiring a Venus painting, likely referencing Peter Lely's famous work. The piece captures refined taste and courtly sensibilities through delicate draftsmanship.

Medium
Watercolor heightened with white over black chalk;
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Watercolor, Art Appreciation, Neoclassical, Couple, Refined Society