Ouse Bridge, York - moonlight
Maker
(artist)
1763-1804
1763-1804
Title
Ouse Bridge, York - moonlight
Date of Production
(circa) 1798
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, brown wash and watercolour on wove paper
Dimensions
Height: 10.7 cm
Width: 16.2 cm
Width: 16.2 cm
Accession Number
D.2007.DS.14
Mode of Acquisition
Dorothy Scharf, bequest, 2007 (March)
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
Edward Dayes, one of the most respected topographical draughtsman and drawing masters of his day, encouraged his pupils to study the use of light and shade in the drawings of admired masters. In this scenic view of Ouse Bridge — a popular site with artists — Dayes concentrates on the atmospheric effects of shadows and dappled moonlight on the water, the ripples executed with a loose, undulating line. The forbidding sky and silhouetted figure of a woman add a poetic note to the moonlit scene.
Notes
Dayes recorded in his 1798 diary that on May 18 he 'Begun a View of Ouse Bridge' and on June 6 he 'Finished a small view of Ouze Bridge'.
Provenance
Joseph Crawhall (1861-1913); Miss Dorothy Scharf (1942-2004); Scharf Bequest 2007. Joseph Crawhall was listed as a previous owner in Modes. Noted as "Collection: Joseph Crawhall" on a catalogue label from back of drawing (in file). Also a Spink label from back of drawing (in file) with number "K3 5773"
Exhibition History
British Watercolours from the Scharf Bequest, Courtauld Gallery, London, 15/10/2008-01/01/2009
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right, graphite: "P".
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right, graphite: "P".
Collector's mark: none.
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