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Auguste Mayer (French, 1805-1890)
Arrival in Reykjavik, 1836…
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Auguste Mayer (French, 1805-1890)
Arrival in Reykjavik, 1836…
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
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Description
Auguste Mayer (French, 1805-1890)
Arrival in Reykjavik, 1836
Four watercolour drawings with white highlights, signed, dated and situated or dated only:
- Reykjavik harbour, Esja.
- Fisherman's house in Reykjavik.
- Bær de Göthus in Reykjavik.
- Pètur Olafsson, fishmonger, Reykjavik.
Height 27 cm, width 44 cm.
Provenance: collection of Paul Guieysse (1841-1914), General Councillor for the canton of Lorient-Nord (1881-1889 and 1898-1901), Member of Parliament for Morbihan between 1890 and 1910 and Minister for the Colonies between 1895 and 1896; by family transmission, private collection, Paris.
Mayer. The arrival in Reykjavik. Four watercolour drawings. 1836.
Bibliography: Joseph Paul Gaimard, "Voyage en Islande et au Groënland exécuté pendant les années 1835 et 1836 sur la corvette La Recherche dans le but de découvrir les traces de La Lilloise", Paris, Bertrand, preparatory drawings for plates 7, 18 and 9.
See original version (French)
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