The Cotman Collection | 63

Cotmania. Vol. X. 1934-5

Archive: SDK Sydney Decimus Kitson Archive
Reference Number: SDK/1/2/1/10
Page: Vol. 10, p.32, recto


  • Description

    Auction sales at Christie's from 1934 -1935

    Date: 1934 -1935

  • Transcription

    Auction Sales.
    1934-1935

    Christie's 16.XI. 34
    Drawing copy with a No. c.1824.
    J.S.COTMAN
    13 VALE OF LLANTISSILO, NORTH WALES
    Pencil - 8 in. by 11 in.
    Property of Lady Northcote.
    J.S.COTMAN
    74 HEIDELBERG
    10 1/2 in. BY 15 1/2 in. "Various props" - but Mrs Payne.

    Christie's 15.2.35
    15 Gs [Guineas] Crook
    25 An album of drawings of landscapes, churches, shipping, figure subjects, etc., in green morocco tooled with gold and inscribed "Rosetta D'Arblay Burney"; and A Box containing two aquatints of Italian peasant woman, drawings, etc. - (two).
    'a small long, flat landscape, river or lake scene in rich brown sepia, rather unusual for a presumably early drawing signed 'Cotman' in the sky' - P.O.
    Walkers 21 Gs.
    J.M.W.Turner, R.A.
    26 AN OLD TREE-Indian ink and colour; FARM BUILDINGS, BY J.S.Cotman - Indian ink wash; DUNSTANBOROUGH CASTLE, by T.Girtin; A CHURCH PORCH; A MOUNTAIN STREAM, with footbridge, by P.S.Munn - 1840; and A SWISS RIVER SCENE, with bridge - (six).
    A weak, very early + most fluffy farm bridges, [?] + [?], Mrs Murry, signed 'J. S. Cotman'.

    Christie's 8.3.35
    J. S. Cotman
    73 THE ADMIRAL
    6 1/2 in. by 4 1/2 in.
    "Kings Coll: type."
    X
    Nightingale, 5 1/2 Gs.

    J. S. Cotman
    83 A JETTY, with anchors
    7 3/4 in. by 10 3/4 in.
    A strange drawing of 2 anchors on a quay. Signed is the suspicions S which might be a J. (?) [grualt?] bright cloudy blue sky - P.O.

    Christie's 15 IV.35.
    COTMAN
    24 BELAM CASTLE, MOUTH OF THE TAGUS
    9 1/2 in. by 14 1/2 in.

    Christie's 5.IV. 35.
    J. S. Cotman
    58 DRAINING MILLS AT CROWLANDM, LINCOLNSHIRE
    On panel - 24 in. by 19 1/2 in.
    Property of Walter de [Zoate] esq. - Leeds.

Auction sales at Christie's from 1934 -1935