Augustin Alexandre Dumont

Lot 128: View of Porta San Giovanni in Rome

Name: View of Porta San Giovanni in Rome
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 76828aabe8

Est: £800 GBP - £1,200 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomDecember 02, 2014

Item Overview

Description

Augustin-Alexandre Dumont (Paris 1801-1884) View of Porta San Giovanni in Rome inscribed and dated 'porta S Giovanni / Roma / 22 Marzo 1824' graphite 11 x 16 5/8 in. (27.7 x 42.2 cm.); and Roman ruins with the pyramid of Caius Cestius, by Carlo Bonavia (2)

Dimensions

27.7 x 42.2 cm.

Artist or Maker

Augustin Alexandre Dumont

Exhibited

London, Alpine Club, Four centuries of Italian Landscape, May-June 1961, no. 46.

Provenance

with W.R. Jeudwine and Y. French, London, (cat. Four Centuries of Italian Landscape, 1961, no. 46). Sir Francis Watson, and thence by descent to the present owner.

Notes

Originally from a sketchbook containing academic studies, but also with a few landscapes, all dating from shortly after 1823 when Dumont won the Prix de Rome for sculpture.

Auction Details

Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours

Christie's

December 02, 2014, 01:00 PM UTC

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

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