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Richard Parkes Bonington — The Prayer
Richard Parkes Bonington

The Prayer

Richard Parkes Bonington's watercolor and gouache composition titled The Prayer shows the artist's mastery of the watercolor medium combined with detailed chalk work. The heightened gum arabic adds luminosity and depth to the delicate work.

Medium
watercolor and gouache over traces of black chalk, heightened with gum arabic;

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Collector, Dealer, Connoisseur: The Vision of Richard L. Feigen

October 18, 2021

Estimate: $20,000$30,000

Lot 40

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Richard Parkes Bonington, The Prayer

Richard Parkes Bonington's watercolor and gouache composition titled The Prayer shows the artist's mastery of the watercolor medium combined with detailed chalk work. The heightened gum arabic adds luminosity and depth to the delicate work.

Medium
watercolor and gouache over traces of black chalk, heightened with gum arabic;
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Watercolor, Gum Arabic, Religious, Bonington, Black Chalk, Prayer, British, Gouache, Romantic

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Collected by

Cleveland Museum of Art