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Lot 1049: The Tarantella

Est: $500 USD - $700 USDSold:
Christie'sNew York, NY, USOctober 01, 2007

Item Overview

Description

Thomas Uwins (London 1782-1857 Staines, Middlesex)
The Tarantella
signed 'Thos Uwins.'
graphite on paper
12 5/8 x 8 1/8 in. (320 x 206 mm.)

Artist or Maker

Provenance

with Alister Mathews, Bournemouth, where acquired by the current owner, 1968.

Notes

This lot is offered without reserve.
The figures are related to those in an 1842 painting by Uwins, Italian mother teaching her child the Tarantella (London, Victoria and Albert Museum). The Tarantella is a southern Italian folk dance named after the town of Taranto. Uwins was in Italy from 1824-31.

Auction Details

The House Sale

by
Christie's
October 01, 2007, 12:00 PM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US