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RICHARD PARKES BONINGTON (ARNOLD 1802-1828 LONDON)
The Rialto, Venice
Details
RICHARD PARKES BONINGTON (ARNOLD 1802-1828 LONDON)
The Rialto, Venice
oil on millboard
13 7/8 x 17 ¾ in (35.3 x 45.2 cm)
The Rialto, Venice
oil on millboard
13 7/8 x 17 ¾ in (35.3 x 45.2 cm)
Provenance
Probably sold in one of the artist's posthumous studio sales;
(Possibly one of the following) Bonington sale (†); Sotheby and Son, London, 29-30 June 1829, lot 105, 'View of the Rialto, Venice', acquired by Townshend; or lot 214, 'Bridge of the Rialto', acquired by Molteno; or lot 216, 'The Rialto', acquired by Barnet; or Bonington sale (†); Christie's, London, 24 May 1834 (=2nd day), lot 145, 'View of the Rialto at Venice, with vessels, gondolas, and figures - beautifully clear picture', acquired by Webb.
If the latter, then Sir Henry Webb, 7th Bt. (1806-1874); his sale, Paillet-Bonnefons, Paris, 23-24 May 1837, lot 16, 'The Rialto', or lot 20, 'Rialto and Grand Canal'.
with Arthur Tooth & Sons, London, by 1966.
David Hellings, London.
Anonymous sale [The Property of a Gentleman]; Christie's, London, 21 November 1980, lot 125.
with Reid and Lefevre, London, by 1983.
Anonymous sale [The Property of a Gentleman]; Sotheby's, London, 16 November 1988, lot 102, when acquired by the present owner.
(Possibly one of the following) Bonington sale (†); Sotheby and Son, London, 29-30 June 1829, lot 105, 'View of the Rialto, Venice', acquired by Townshend; or lot 214, 'Bridge of the Rialto', acquired by Molteno; or lot 216, 'The Rialto', acquired by Barnet; or Bonington sale (†); Christie's, London, 24 May 1834 (=2nd day), lot 145, 'View of the Rialto at Venice, with vessels, gondolas, and figures - beautifully clear picture', acquired by Webb.
If the latter, then Sir Henry Webb, 7th Bt. (1806-1874); his sale, Paillet-Bonnefons, Paris, 23-24 May 1837, lot 16, 'The Rialto', or lot 20, 'Rialto and Grand Canal'.
with Arthur Tooth & Sons, London, by 1966.
David Hellings, London.
Anonymous sale [The Property of a Gentleman]; Christie's, London, 21 November 1980, lot 125.
with Reid and Lefevre, London, by 1983.
Anonymous sale [The Property of a Gentleman]; Sotheby's, London, 16 November 1988, lot 102, when acquired by the present owner.
Literature
M. Spencer, 'An Unknown Bonington', The Burlington Magazine, CVII, December 1966, pp. 641 and 642, fig. 51.
E. Forssman, Venedig in der Kunst und im Kunsturteil des 19 Jahrhunderts, Stockholm, 1971, pp. 113-114, fig. 37.
M. Cormack, Richard Parkes Bonington, Oxford, 1989, p. ?, pl. 85.
P. Noon, Richard Parkes Bonington: On the Pleasure of Painting, exhibition catalogue, New Haven and Paris, 1991, p. 215, under no. 99.
P. Noon, Richard Parkes Bonington: The Complete Paintings, New Haven and London, 2008, pp. 312 and 313, no. 246, illustrated.
E. Forssman, Venedig in der Kunst und im Kunsturteil des 19 Jahrhunderts, Stockholm, 1971, pp. 113-114, fig. 37.
M. Cormack, Richard Parkes Bonington, Oxford, 1989, p. ?, pl. 85.
P. Noon, Richard Parkes Bonington: On the Pleasure of Painting, exhibition catalogue, New Haven and Paris, 1991, p. 215, under no. 99.
P. Noon, Richard Parkes Bonington: The Complete Paintings, New Haven and London, 2008, pp. 312 and 313, no. 246, illustrated.
Exhibited
London, Wildenstein, Venice Rediscovered: Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition in Aid of the Venice in Peril Fund, 8 November-15th December 1972, no. 2.
Venice, Museo Correr, Venezia nell'Ottocento: immagini e mito, 17 December 1983-18 March 1984, no. 18.
Venice, Museo Correr, Venezia nell'Ottocento: immagini e mito, 17 December 1983-18 March 1984, no. 18.
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