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PETER DE WINT, O.W.S. (STONE, STAFFORDSHIRE 1784-1849 LONDON)
A woman on a boat, opposite a church
pencil and watercolour on paper watermarked 'JWHATMAN 1835'
914 x 1258 in. (23.5 x 32.2 cm.)
Exhibited
London, Martyn Gregory, An Exhibition of British Watercolours and Drawings 1730-1870, cat. 89, 10-25 May 2012, no. 25.
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The present drawing is a rapid watercolour sketch demonstrating De Wint's mastery of luminous wet washes, applied freely but without loss of control; it was De Wint's skill with the brush that was particularly admired by John Ruskin (1819-1900).
For a note on the artist, please see lot 45.

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