Study of two tree trunks
Maker
(artist)
1802-1873
1802-1873
Title
Study of two tree trunks
Date of Production
(28 September) 1870
Medium
oil paint and scratching out on card prepared with a brown wash
Dimensions
Height: 25 cm
Width: 31.8 cm
Width: 31.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3875
Mode of Acquisition
Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
anonymous sale of a gentleman, Sotheby's (London), 11 December 1946, lot 62; purchased there by Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 3 February 1947, for £9; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Material Evidence, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 30/10/1998-24/01/1999
The Life and Work of Sir Edwin Landseer, R.A., Sheffield, 06/02/1972-12/03/1972
The Life and Work of Sir Edwin Landseer, R.A., Sheffield, 06/02/1972-12/03/1972
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 30
p. 30
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left edge, scratched into the paint, dated: "28 Sepr 70". Verso: upper left, graphite, Colnaghi number and price: "A14064 / TA/-/-"; upper centre, graphite: "Sepr 28th 1870"; upper centre, graphite: "DATE IS LOWER LEFT / PARTIALLY UNDER MOUNT".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower left edge, scratched into the paint, dated: "28 Sepr 70". Verso: upper left, graphite, Colnaghi number and price: "A14064 / TA/-/-"; upper centre, graphite: "Sepr 28th 1870"; upper centre, graphite: "DATE IS LOWER LEFT / PARTIALLY UNDER MOUNT".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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