ARTHUR WARDLE (BRITISH, 1864-1949)
A pointer in a landscape
inscribed '"Sir" said Johnson to Boswell " There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man by which so much happiness is produced as a good tavern or inn"' (upper margin)
watercolour and gouache on paper
38.5 x 26.5cm
(unframed)
Provenance
Property of the artist, thence by family descent
Footnote
The inscribed quote is recorded in James Boswell's The Life of Samuel Johnson first published in 1791
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£300 - £500
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Hammer price:
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£300 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Condition report
The lower border of the sheet is uneven. Slight creasing to sheet and media spots to background; horizontal pencil line visible just above horizon. Otherwise sound with good strong colour.
