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Auguste Mayer (French, 1805-1890)
Views of the land, 1836
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Auguste Mayer (French, 1805-1890)
Views of the land, 1836
Fi…
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
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Description
Auguste Mayer (French, 1805-1890)
Views of the land, 1836
Five pencil or watercolour drawings, signed, dated and located:
- Skáholt , 1836. Pencil.
- Bær of Selsund near Mount Hekla. Watercolour.
- Road from Selsund to Mount Hekla . Watercolour.
- Temple of Breidabolstadur . Watercolour.
- Interior of a kitchen at Egdalir . Watercolour.
Height. 27 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. Land scenes. Five pencil or 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 47, 50, 52, 55 and 101.
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