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David Roberts — A water well, Madrid
David Roberts

A water well, Madrid

A watercolour study by David Roberts depicting a water well in Madrid, executed over pencil and heightened with white gouache on grey paper. The work demonstrates Roberts' skills as a topographical artist and his travels in Spain.

Medium
Watercolour over pencil, heightened with white on grey paper;

🔨 Auction Lot

Old Master & British Works on Paper including works from the Collections of Carlos Alberto Cruz and the late Timothy Clowes

September 17, 2021

Estimate: $1,000$1,500

Lot 95

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David Roberts, A water well, Madrid

A watercolour study by David Roberts depicting a water well in Madrid, executed over pencil and heightened with white gouache on grey paper. The work demonstrates Roberts' skills as a topographical artist and his travels in Spain.

Medium
Watercolour over pencil, heightened with white on grey paper;
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

David Roberts, Madrid, Landscape, Grey Paper, Watercolour, Architectural Study, Topographical, Travel Art

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