Property from an Important Private Collection
William Callow R.W.S.
Frankfurt, The Main Quay, looking towards the Rententurm
Estimate
1,800 - 2,200 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from an Important Private Collection
William Callow, R.W.S.
Greenwich 1812–1908 Great Missenden
Frankfurt, the main Quay, looking towards the Rententurm
signed, inscribed and dated on a trunk in the lower right: G.E. Hicks / from / W. Callow / 1840
watercolour over pencil, heightened with bodycolour and touches of stopping out
284 by 400 mm
George Elgar Hicks (1824-1914);
Professor Sir Albert Richardson, P.R.A. (1880-1964),
by whose descendants sold, London, Christie's, 19 September 2013, lot 565,
where acquired by the present owner
Callow visited Frankfurt twice, once in 1838 and then again in 1852. The present drawing shows the city's quay, in its centre the Rententurm, or Customs Tower, with its corner turrets. According to his inscription, Callow made this watercolour in 1840 for his fellow painter George Elgar Hicks. Later, the work belonged to Professor Sir Albert Richardson, architect and President of the Royal Academy.
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