Property of a Gentleman
Auction Closed
July 11, 02:12 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Gentleman
GEORGE FREDERICK WATTS, O.M., R.A.
1817 - 1904
Fire, Study for the Carlton House Terrace Fresco, The Elements
oil on panel
36 by 31cm., 14 by 12in.
Bequeathed by the artist's widow to their adopted daughter Lilian Chapman and thence by descent until 198🌜2;
Sotheby's, Belgavia, 16 February 1982, lot 88;
Private collection
In November 1854 Watts painted the monumental figures of The Elements for Lord Eastnor's drawing room at 7 Carlton House Terrace. In 1966 the frescoes were removed, with the largest sections now at Ma🧜lvern College in Worcestershire.