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Lot 449: Jules-Joseph-Augustin Laurens (French, 1825-1901)

Est: £3,000 GBP - £5,000 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomOctober 29, 2010

Item Overview

Description

Jules-Joseph-Augustin Laurens (French, 1825-1901)
The Kavak Meydan, Boz Tepe beyond, Trebizond, Turkey
inscribed 'Le Meïdan de Trébizonde' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour on blue paper
11½ x 17¼ in. (29.2 x 43.8 cm.)

Artist or Maker

Provenance

with James MacKinnon, London, July 1988, where purchased by the present owner.

Notes

The present work was executed circa 1846 at the time of Homer de Hell's expedition to Persia, for which Laurens was the artist. The drawing is not of what is known as the Meydan at Trebizond, but of the Kavak Meydan on the way to Hagia Sophia, with Boz Tepe in the background.

Auction Details

Old Masters & 19th Century Art

by
Christie's
October 29, 2010, 12:00 AM GMT

85 Old Brompton Road, London, LDN, SW7 3LD, UK