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William Percy French (1854-1920)
ON THE ROCKS [ROCK OF CASHEL, COUNTY TIPPERARY]
watercolour
signed lower left; titled on reverse; with Oriel Gallery label on reverse
9¾ by 6½in. (23 by 15cm)
Provenance:
Oriel Gallery, Dublin;
Private collection;
Whyte’s, 30 May 2011, lot 66A;
Whence purchased by the present owner
Literature:
Nulty, Oliver,
Lead Kindly Light, 35 Years of Percy French at the Oriel Gallery:
A Millennium Retrospective
, Oriel Gallery, Dublin, 2002, p.122 (illustrated)
€
2,000-
€
2,500 (£1,650-£2,070 approx.)
10
William Percy French (1854-1920)
LIGHT GLISTENING ON WATER
watercolour
signed lower left
6¾ by 9½in. (15 by 23cm)
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist by the present
owner’s family
€
1,500-
€
1,800 (£1,240-£1,490 approx.)
11
William Percy French (1854-1920)
SAIL BOATS ON A LAKE, 1914
watercolour
signed with initials and dated lower left
5 by 9¾in. (13 by 23cm)
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist by the present
owner’s family
€
1,200-
€
1,500 (£990-£1,240 approx.)
