Works from the Collection of Ileana Sonnabend and the Estate of Nina Castelli Sundell

John Thomson (1837-1921)

Selected images from 'Street Life in London', c. 1877

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John Thomson (1837-1921)
Selected images from 'Street Life in London', c. 1877
10 woodburytypes, each mounted on original card with printed red border
each with title printed in red ink (mount, recto); 7 variously numbered in pencil (mount, verso)
each image/sheet: approximately 4 ½ x 3 3/8 in. (11.5 x 8.7 cm.) or inverse
each mount: approximately 10 ½ x 8 in. (26.7 x 20.4 cm.)
(10)

Provenance

The artist;
Acquired from the above by the Estate of Ileana Sonnabend;
By descent to the present owner.

Lot Essay

Titles:

Cast-Iron Billy
The 'Crawlers'
Halfpenny Ices
'Hookey Alf,' of Whitechapel
Italian Street Musicians
The London Boardman
Public Disinfectors
Street Doctor
The Street Locksmith
Sufferers from the Floods

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